The Toyota Corolla has long been the antithesis of the enthusiast car. It’s the automotive equivalent of smooth jazz — ubiquitous and innocuous but seldom loved. And like a forgettably syrupy Kenny G ballad album, it’s also enjoyed enviable success over the years; in 1997 it beat out the Volkswagen Beetle to become the best-selling nameplate of all time, and is always near the top of the charts for its segment, selling 290,947 units in 2012 in spite of being near the end of its model cycle.

But reputation and bulletproof reliability alone hasn’t been enough to stave off competition in recent years, and it’s been sparring with the Ford Focus for bragging rights as the best-seller. Since a half-hearted makeover would likely lead to losing more marketshare, Toyota has unveiled a new, eleventh generation Corolla that’s sleeker and dare I say, interesting.

Surprisingly similar to the carbon fiber-trimmed Corolla Furia concept from this year’s Detroit Auto Show, the production version sheds the frumpy profile from the existing car by stretching the wheelbase and overall length by almost four inches. With chiseled lines and sculpted creases on the outside and a sportily svelte cabin within, it’s the best-looking Corolla yet. Nonetheless, the smallish tires tucked into cavernous wheel wells show it’s still an economy car at its core.

And while the fundamentals of the car won’t change much—there’s still a 1.8-liter, 132-horsepower engine, a four-speed automatic (in addition to a six-speed manual and CVT) and a torsion beam rear suspension—Toyota promises a more engaging drive. Steering has been slightly quickened to 3.19 turns lock-to-lock similar to the pre-refresh 2012 Honda Civic, and the electronic power steering unit touts better road feedback and accuracy. The S trim traditionally has little frills and no thrills, and for 2014 it’ll see a stiffened suspension setup as well as a 140-horsepower engine.

So the “sporty” grade won’t take on a Volkswagen GLI at a stoplight, but efficiency, not speed, has always been one of the key selling points of the Corolla, and Toyota is targeting 42 highway mpg for the LE Eco trim. The compact will also see more standard features across the line-up, including Bluetooth connectivity, LED-adorned headlights and eight airbags.

A TV advertisement starring former 'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson has been banned for being sexist and degrading to women.

The commercial, for web hosting firm Dreamscape Networks, had the actress chairing a meeting of men. One of the men then fantasied about Anderson and her assistant dancing together in bikinis, reported Daily Mirror.

Dreamscape argued the ad portrayed Anderson and her assistant as "attractive, dynamic and confident business people."

The Advertising Standards Authority said it understood that the ad was intended to be a humorous and light-hearted parody of a mundane business meeting.

But it said the female characters were portrayed sexually throughout the ad, not just during the fantasy sequence, noting that their shirts were open to expose.

"Because of that, we considered the ad was likely to cause serious offence to some viewers on the basis that it was sexist and degrading to women," the ASA said.

After making a successful debut in southern cinema with "Chirutha", Neha Sharma was disappointed when her Bollywood debut "Crook" bombed at the box office. She says she was in denial after that.

"Honestly, my first (southern) film was a huge hit, so I didn't expect my first film here (in Bollywood) to fail. I had seen that high in life and didn't know that this was a possibility too. When it didn't do well, I was in denial and disappointed. I was obviously living in a cocoon," Neha told IANS in an interview.
Neha Sharma with Emraan Hashmi in a still from her Bollywood debut film 'Crook'

"I want to do good work. The first failure affected me. That is why I did 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum'," said the actress and added that she wouldn't have done the adult comedy had her first film worked.

"It's something that I would not have done as it is like going out of my comfort zone. But I was like if this is what works, then why not do this," she explained.

It is important for newcomers, who don't have film background, to have box office success. "You have to have box office success then only people will show interest in you. This is something, which surprises me. I don't think it is about talent or looks, it is primarily about box office success," she said.

But she doesn't take success or failure seriously any more.

"I have done four films and I understand it is not something that you can control. It is part of the business. No actor can just have failures and no actor can just have successes," she said.

"I don't get affected whether a film does well or it doesn't. But you do want your films to do well as you put in a lot of hard work," she added.

Her next is Deols' "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2", which is coming out June 7. Directed by Sangeeth Sivan, the film also stars Dharmendra as well as his two sons - Sunny and Bobby.
Neha Sharma in a still from her upcoming film 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'

She nurtured the dream of being a fashion designer and acting just happened along the way.

"I always wanted to be a designer and I loved clothes and everything to do with it. When I got a Telugu film, it happened out of the blue ... at that point of time, I didn't realise how big it was. I really enjoyed my journey. Then I was like this was exactly what I want to do," she said.

The result of NIOS Class 10th, conducted by National Institute of Open Schooling, will be declared on June 7, Friday at 3 P.M., according to an official notification.

The students who appeared in class 10th examination can access the result at the official website nios.ac.in/results after 3 P.M. tomorrow.

The NIOS Class X Examination was held in April 2013.

NIOS is an "Open School" to cater to the needs of a heterogeneous group of learners up to pre-degree level. It was started as a project with in-built flexibilities by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 1979.

In 1986, the National Policy on Education suggested strengthening of Open School System for extending open learning facilities in a phased manner at secondary level all over the country as an independent system with its own curriculum and examination leading to certification.

Calling her "full of life" and "high-spirited", Bollywood celebrities expressed their grief and shock over the death of young actress Jiah Khan.

Jiah, 25, whose real name is Nafisa Khan, was found hanging at her residence at around 11 pm last night.

The actress made her acting debut with Ram Gopal Varma's 'Nishabd' opposite Amitabh Bachchan in March 2007.

"What!!! Jiah Khan ??? what has happened ? is this correct ? unbelievable !!!," tweeted a shocked Bachchan.

Filmmaker Varma called Jia a girl with "spunk and spirit".

"Never ever seen a debutante actress with more spunk and more spirit than Jiah when I was directing her in 'Nishabd'. The whole unit of 'Nishabd' was literally in love with Jiah. "No matter what her problem was I just so wish she applied her on-screen philosophy of 'Nishabd' to her own life. Shocked and choked to hear about Jiah," Varma tweeted.

The British-Indian actress was later seen opposite Aamir Khan in 'Ghajini' and Akshay Kumar in 'Housefull'. She had been missing from the big screen for a while now.

Actor Riteish Deshmukh, who worked with Jia in 'Housefull', said, "Nothing worse than waking up to a bad news- shocked n dumb struck- RIP Jiah. She was full of life and had incredible sense of humour. She was a friend n will miss her. Am deeply saddened."

"Jiah Khan was full of life when I worked with her long time back. So sad that something drove her to take this extreme step. RIP," tweeted Anupam Kher who had also worked with the actress.

Actor Shahid Kapoor, said, "Shocked and saddened to hear about Jiah Khan... Very disturbing. RIP... May her soul rest in peace."

"Life has to be experienced and lived!It's a limitless ocean, have to swim through it,and not let it drown you! Rip Jiah Khan!God bless her soul," Bipasha Basu tweeted.

"Rip Jiah khan. Terrible tragedy.. Very very shocking and disturbing news," added Sonam Kapoor.

Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan tweeted, "Can't register that Jiah is no more... Worked with her in 'Housefull' and she was so beautiful n such a good soul. Too young to go Jiah."

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli said, "What she must've gone through to take such a step we'll never know. May her soul rest in peace."

"Shocked to hear about Jiah Khan, she was too young to give up on life. RIP," said Arshad Warsi.

Actress Dia Mirza posted on her Twitter page, "RIP Nafisa(Jiah) Khan. You were too young and beautiful. This is no way to go! Life is too precious. The worst phases pass. They do. Never give up!."

It may be the strangest way yet to win a state title. After taking the first set in the best-of-three New Hampshire girls tennis singles final, Bow (N.H.) High senior Sunday Swett was told that she had won the title. Yet it wasn’t an injury that befell her opponent, Nashua (N.H.) Bishop Guertin senior Briana Leonard. Rather, Leonard unilaterally decided to end the match because she was being heckled by the crowd.

The Bishop Guertin girls tennis team, with Briana Leonard on the front right — BGHS.orgThe Bishop Guertin girls tennis team, with Briana Leonard on the front right — BGHS.org

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a crowd-induced state champion. This may be a first.

“We had an unfortunate experience,” New Hampshire Interscholastic Activities Association Executive Director R. Patrick Corbin told the Nashua Telegrah. “I’ve never seen something like this at a tennis match.”

The forfeit occurred when Corbin attempted to shift the girls singles final to a different court at the conclusion of the first set, which Swett won 6-4. Yet, instead of heading to the new court, Leonard left the scene entirely, retreating to her car with her parents and driving home.

The elder Leonards told the Telegraph that their daughter was being persecuted by the crowd because she lives in Massachusetts and attends high school in New Hampshire.

“They were bullying her,” Karen Leonard told the Telegraph. “This has been going on for two years. They’ve wanted her out for two years because she’s not a New Hampshire girl. Because we live in Massachusetts.”
Sunday Swett, who won a state title after her foe walked off because of crowd issues — YouTubeSunday Swett, who won a state title after her foe walked off because of crowd issues — YouTube

Regardless of where the family lives, Leonard’s own coach acknowledged that dealing with hostile crowds is an integral part of sports, even if he did feel that his athlete was facing a number of challenges in the final match of her prep career.

“Bri was heavily not the crowd favorite today,” Bishop Guertin coach Barry Ndynia told the Telegraph.

“But in sports that’s something you have to deal with. Some people will not cheer for you. They’ll cheer for your opponent. That’s why I was trying to keep her focused.”

As for Swett, the senior celebrated a title in her final match and told the Concord Monitor that the stunning forfeit would not take away from her contentment with the achievement.

MiKandi, the "world's first and largest adult app store," released the first ever porn app for Google Glass on Monday morning. A dozen people have signed up for the suggestively named "Tits And Glass" app and thousands have viewed the app's website, according to MiKandi CEO Jesse Adams.

But apparently MiKandi wasn't aware of changes Google recently made to its terms of service. In an update to its blog, MiKandi writes that it now has make changes to the app so it doesn't interfere with Google's ban on "Glassware content that contains nudity, graphic sex acts or sexually explicit material."

Google's change in policy underscores its efforts to fiercely control Glass' reputation before its public release. Glass' unobtrusive recording capabilities have sparked many privacy concerns. At least one strip club has already banned Glass, and Preeti Upadhyaya of the Silicon Valley Business Journal has raised concerns about sexual consent in the Glass-wearing world.

The ban on "sexually explicit" content may limit what MiKandi can show to Glass users, but the company's CEO is still optimistic: "We are going to have to be really creative," Adams told ABC News. "There are tasteful and artful things we can do."

Heather Arnet was escorted into the Abercrombie & Fitch headquarters in New Albany, Ohio, flanked by her contingent of 16 teenage girls. It was late 2005, and they were there to voice their discontent about a series of shirts that the company had unleashed on the market with text celebrating skinny blonde teenage girls while deriding brunettes and less-slender figures.

The shirts in question: “I had a nightmare I was a brunette,” “Blondes are adored, brunettes are ignored,” “Do I make you look fat?” and more.

Once inside, the group of protesters walked through a sea of cubicles and past towering images of men and women locked in embraces. The girls looked around in awe, wondering how strange it would be to work each day permanently surrounded by such images. Then, they entered a windowless conference room to plead their case that the fashion brand not demean people who do not fit its version of cool.

Arnet left convinced that their mission was futile.

“What we witnessed in that room that was so tangible was how deep the culture really is at Abercrombie,” said Arnet, reflecting on the experience nearly eight years later. “The only person who seemed empowered in that building was white and male.”

In recent weeks, Abercrombie has been thrashed by consumers, activists and the media for refusing to stock larger sizes for female customers and for controversial remarks made by chief executive officer Mike Jeffries in a resurrected interview with Salon in 2006. Jeffries said at the time that his brand targets the “attractive all-American kid,” forcing the company to issue an apology.

“A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong,” he told Salon. “Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.”

For Arnet, the chief executive officer of a Pennsylvania-based independent advocacy group called the Women and Girls Foundation, the current controversy feels familiar. In an interview with The Huffington Post this week, she described her own efforts to persuade Abercrombie executives to reexamine their values as a new set of activists are now heading to New Albany to discuss the retailer’s latest brush with protesters.

Abercrombie does have women in powerful positions at the top of its corporate hierarchy. Three of the four executive vice presidents at Abercrombie are women, along with two of the nine members of the company’s board of directors.

“Diversity and inclusion are key to our organization’s success,” reads a quote from Jeffries on the Abercrombie website. “We are determined to have a diverse culture, throughout our organization, that benefits from the perspectives of each individual.”

But the way Arnet recalls her experience, that official message is quickly undermined by the reality inside the company’s headquarters: At her meeting, the men in the room did nearly all the talking, while dismissing the protestors as people who couldn't take a joke. The two women present sat mostly silent, Arnet said. After the meeting, Arnet took away a clear message: Abercrombie was not interested in broadening its consumer base to those deemed uncool.

“The girls tried to push them to say whether they would move forward with this idea for a girl-empowering line,” said Arnet. “The A&F team declined to say anything specific or committal.”

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A husband at a Chicago Cubs game a few weeks ago tried to protect his wife from a home run ball hit in their direction. He spilled his beer on her in the process, so afterward she poured her beer over his head. That's one example of what happens when a flying object comes between a man and his counterpart at a baseball game.

What happened Monday night in Anaheim is another, very different example. Cue up the above video and you'll see Houston Astros batter J.D. Martinez hit a foul ball and lose grip of his bat, which flies toward a couple sitting in the front row. The man, choosing flight over fight, bolts to the aisle for safety. The woman sticks her arms out to avoid the bat hitting her right in the noggin. She was OK, no thanks to her date.

She laughed afterward and no beers were poured over anyone's head in public, so maybe 'twas all good? We can't say for sure what happened, though, when the two left the game. Maybe the woman chewed him out for not being protective enough. Or maybe she agreed with his "every man (or woman) for him/herself philosophy."

The Internet of course has its own opinions and — as is usually the case when something like this happens — has declared chivalry dead. I'm probably not alone on this: I'd rather take a beer bath trying to help out a lady than be the guy mocked online for caring only about himself. Of course, a baseball bat wasn't flying at me as I wrote this.