Another Explosion – Radiation Increases – Nuclear Disaster Warnings – Japan’s nuclear crisis verged toward catastrophe on Tuesday after an explosion damaged the vessel containing the nuclear core at one reactor and a fire spewed large amounts of radioactive material into the air. In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that radiation had already spread from the crippled reactors and there was “a very high risk” of further leakage. [newyorktimes]

Shaik Might Be Back In Jail For A While – Schabir Shaik’s three-night stint in jail, which began yesterday, could last for years if the Parole Review Board finds that he assaulted two people while paroled on the grounds that he is terminally ill. Two Correctional Services officials surprised Shaik early yesterday to arrest him. He will be held and investigated amid allegations that he punched a fellow worshipper outside a mosque on Friday, and slapped and choked a female journalist. Charming man. [timeslive]

iPad 2 Sold Out – The company’s stores in major U.S. cities had sold out of the updated tablet device within hours of its introduction. On Sunday, Apple’s online store was showing a shipping delay of three to four weeks for all of the versions of the iPad 2. Analysts put sales of the new iPad in the range of 400,000 to 600,000 units during its first three days on the market, about the same range as the original model sold in its first week. [wallstreetjournal]

Kate Middleton In A Bikini On a Yacht – That’s all, really. It’s a white bikini and looks pretty cool. But I think the demand for pics of princesses-to-be in bikinis on yachts is just high at the moment. I mean, you’re probably going to follow that link, whether you like it or not. Society demands interest in future princesses wearing bikinis. Off you go then. [gceleb]

40% Of US Millionaires Don’t ‘Feel’ Rich – A million dollars ain’t what it used to be. More than four out of ten American millionaires say they do not feel rich. Indeed many would need to have at least $7.5 million in order to feel they were truly rich, according to a Fidelity Investments survey. Some 42 percent of the more than 1,000 millionaires said they did not feel wealthy. Respondents had at least $1 million in investable assets. [msnbc]

Local Motorist Enjoys R40,000 Speeding Fine – A motorist was fined R40 000 on Monday by the Tongaat Magistrate’s Court for travelling at 216km/h in a 120km/h zone, the department of transport said. The 23-year-old Kavilyn Govender’s driving licence was also suspended for six months, said spokesperson Logan Maistry. “He was arrested on November 21 2010 on the N2 near the Tongaat River Bridge in KwaZulu-Natal whilst driving a Mazda RX8. [news24]

Charlie Sheen’s Live Show Sold Out – Charlie Sheen’s live variety show, “Charlie Sheen Live: My Violent Torpedo of Truth,” sold out both dates, in Detroit and Chicago, in a reported eighteen minutes, an apparent Ticketmaster record. Sheen now plans to add more dates to the tour, eying “20 to 30 more cities,” and to donate $1 from every ticket sold to the Red Cross to help victims struggling from the tsunami in Japan. [nymag]

Nationalisation Of Mines Is ‘Not Government Policy’ – Nationalisation of South Africa’s mines and other economic assets is not government policy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday in the latest government comment aimed at reassuring investors. “From the president down, we’ve been saying nationalisation is not our policy,” Gordhan told journalists, when asked whether government should be clarifying its stance on nationalisation. [mail&guardian]

Google Launching Social Network – Google will launch a social network, possibly called Google Circles, at its Google I/O conference in May, according to technology blog The Next Web. The blog made the claim on Friday but it gathered ground over the weekend after the Read/Write Web blog claimed that the service would launch at the South By Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. [telegraph]

Madonna’s Stalker Bust Breaking Into Her Mansion – Madonna’s heavily-fortified London mansion was invaded by a stalker while she was in the U.S. at her grandmother’s funeral, police said Monday. Grzegorz Matlok, who police say is obsessed with the Material Girl, got around the performer’s high-tech security and state-of-the-art alarm system by simply smashing in a side window, cops said. [nydailynews]

Al Qaeda Launch Women’s Magazine – Not content with launching an English-language magazine that debuted with a feature called “How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom”, al Qa’ida’s media wing has followed up with a magazine for women, mixing beauty tips with lessons in jihad. The 31-page glossy, Al-Shamikha, which translates loosely as “The Majestic Woman”, features a niqab-clad woman posing with a sub-machine gun on its cover. Stunning. [independent]

80% Of Children Under Five Use The Internet – Nearly 80% of children between the ages of 0 and 5 use the Internet on at least a weekly basis in the United States, according to a report released Monday from education non-profit organizations Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop. The report indicates that young children are increasingly consuming all types of digital media, in many cases consuming more than one type at once. [mashable]

Pirates Offer Discounts On Select Ransoms! – They’re overstocked! They’re slashing prices! They won’t be undersold! Sound like a local mattress sale commercial? Nope, it’s actually a Somali pirate gang talking about the great deals they’re offering on ransoms. A group of Somali pirates announced Sunday that they’re cutting their asking prices for hostages by 20 percent — to speed up the negotiation process, make room for more hostages and take in more cash. [wired]

50 Cent Under Fire For Earthquake Tweets – Rapper 50 Cent sent out a few insensitive tweets in the aftermath of the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami. The rapper took to Twitter Friday while the U.S. West Coast braced for a potential tsunami, writing, “Wave will hit 8am them crazy white boys gonna try to go surfing.” He also tried to make light of the international emergency. “Look this is very serious people I had to evacuate all my hoess from LA, Hawaii and Japan. I had to do it. Lol,” he wrote. Naughty. [popeater]

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