The Los Angeles Had Beaten Phoenix- Twice

Jared Dudley scored a season-high 25 points, Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-90 Sunday night, ending a four-game losing streak.The Lakers, who had won three straight, trailed by 23 at halftime and 27 in the third quarter before cutting it to 10 in the fourth.

Kobe Bryant scored 32 points but was 1 of 8 on 3-pointers and committed 10 turnovers, one shy of his career worst. Grant Hill scored 15 points and Steve Nash had 14 assists for the Suns.The teams were playing for the second consecutive game. The Lakers won in Los Angeles 111-99 on Friday night. Pau Gasol added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 10 boards for the Lakers. The Los Angeles had beaten Phoenix twice at home this season.

The loss matched the most one-sided defeat for the Lakers this season. They had never trailed by more than 23. Bryant, not surprisingly, got the Lakers back within striking distance. The NBA's scoring leader had the last 11 points in a 13-2 run that cut the lead to 80-65 with 51.8 seconds left, including a 16-footer as he was falling down and his first 3-pointer of the night. Phoenix led 82-67 entering the fourth.

Entertainment News: This has not been a good year for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak.

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The Academy Awards Of Oscars Winners

This has not been a good year for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak. Less than a year ago the Academy put on one of the most critically lambasted Oscar shows in great memory. That was followed by the controversial decision to change the best picture rules after only two years of a 10 nominees system. Next came the eyebrow raising good decision to hire industry infant terrible Brett Ratner as the co-executive producer of the this year's 84th Academy Awards along with the bizarre return of previous producer Don Misher.

Today Sherak and the Academy found themselves the subject of a major investigative article from the Los Angeles Times breaking down the organization's usually private membership details. The subject matter is especially timely as the Oscars follow a year of zero nominations for minorities in the major categories with just three in 2012. The results of the Times findings aren't shocking, but they are incredibly discouraging for an organization that has publicly been trying to diversify since 2003.

When the names of winners are revealed on Oscar night, year 2011 of suspense give way to tears, smiles and nice speeches. Yet when the curtain falls, one question remains: Who cast the votes?About 37 million people tuned in to the Academy Awards Oscars last year, and a great deal rides on the show's outcome. Winning a golden statuette can vault an actor to stardom, add millions to a movie's box office and boost a studio's prestige.

Science New: The Walt Moss berg tests the Samsung Galaxy Note, a phone-tablet hybrid with a large screen that uses a stylus as well as your fingers.

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The Samsung Galaxy- Phone-Tablet Hybrid

The Walt Moss berg tests the Samsung Galaxy Note, a phone-tablet hybrid with a large screen that uses a stylus as well as your fingers. Lots of folks carry nice a smartphone, and, at least some of the time, tote a second mobile device an i Pad or other tablet. But some people might prefer a product that combines the two. Similarly, many have come to love the finger-controlled interface popularized by great Apple, but might prefer at times to use a stylus, a common tool in the per-iPhone days.

After testing the Galaxy Note. It isn't a very practical phone and, as a tablet, it can't match the experience of the i Pad, which is more spacious and has over 150,000 apps designed for it. However, I can see where some folks might consider the 5-inch screen a good trade-off for much better portability than other tablets, and Samsung application has done some very interesting work in making the stylus, which is stored in a slot on the device, most useful. Android OS application using in Samsung Galaxy.

World Latest News: The nation's largest and most widely recognized breast cancer advocacy organization faced a rolling avalanche of criticism and major revolt within its own ranks

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The Decision To Pull Breast-Screening Funds

The nation's largest and most widely recognized breast cancer advocacy organization faced a rolling avalanche of criticism and major revolt within its own ranks Thursday after a decision to eliminate all funding to Planned Parenthood.

The decision by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation to halt grants totaling $680,000 last year -- used by 19 Planned Parenthood affiliates across the nation for breast exams has stirred debate across country since it was announced two days ago.

All seven California Susan G. Komen affiliates including the San Francisco chapter have come out in opposition to the group's new national policies, and 26 senators urged the Komen foundation to reconsider its decision. The New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged $250,000 to help Planned Parenthood, which provides family planning and abortion services, to make up the money it lost.

Sports News:The great Indian batsmen got bogged under pressure. There's some sort of defeatist attitude hanging around, even the most experienced players have been affected

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