August 23rd, 2010
Sachin
Arjun Atwal won the championship:
Arjun Atwal
The Wyndham Championship has been won by Arjun Atwal by one stroke on Sunday, in 24 years to win the PGA tour he is becoming the first Monday qualifier. Atwal after each of the 1st 3 rounds led and shared to lead, he shot the final round of 67. He earned $9,18000 after finishing at twenty-under 260. To win this tournament and qualifier he has been the 1st Indian-born player to win first on the tour and win follows since 1986 Southern Open by Fred Wadsworth. David Toms was sixty four and was nineteen under. Michael Sim and John Mallinger both shot sixty twos and joined by Justin Leonard sixty five and John Rollins sixty five at eighteen under. Late in the low scoring day for a few dizzying moments, The lead of 18 under was shared by 7 players. At three stroke lead for the final round was carried by him, for most of the day he was at 19 under, but bogeyed the par-3 No. 12 just before the Lucas Glover bogeyed fourteen a few minutes later. Rollins, Read more »
August 23rd, 2010
Sachin
Miss Universe contest:
Rima Fakih
It seems like just yesterday but it already been a year since the last Miss Universe competition. Once again, our beauty queens from the universe had converged to compete for the most lucrative crown in the global beauty queen industry – Miss Universe. In fact Miss Universe has a role to help improve the world. The contestant who wins the pageant is assigned a one-year contract with the Miss Universe Organization, going overseas to spread messages about the control of diseases, peace and public awareness of AIDS. So that’s why we call it Miss Universe. In a few hours, Miss Universe 2009 Stefanie Fernandez will hand over her glittering crown to the new Miss Universe at the 59th edition of the pageant. This year the competition took place in Las Vegas, USA. Read more »
August 20th, 2010
Sachin
First E Reader in India:
Ereader
Wink a multi function e-book reader is published on Thursday by EC Media International a Bangalore based digital publisher, the book is published supporting 15 languages and also 200,000 book titles will be offered is the debut. To access e-reading contents of your own choice Wink offers a one stop e store to consumers via www.thewinkstore .com. Not only e-books but also newspapers, journals, selected articles and magazines can be accessed on e-reader, it is said by the EC Media. It will give an access to Indians to the books which are not available in India, titles from international aggregators are also acquired. The chief executive and founder of DC Group Ravi DeeCee, the promoter of EC media and DC Books Kerala-based publishing house said that they aim to give a revolution to the way the people read with the launch of e-reader Wink. The favourite contents of the people can be accessed at anytime, anywhere and also in the language they choose. Wink Wire is another offer for news, it is the first of its kind e-reader newspaper in our country. For Wink Wire, EC media got the alliance of IANS, our country’s largest news service. The executives of EC media said that though e-reader is primarily designed for reading digital books and periodicals but music can also be listened, even play games and e-mails can be checked by the readers. To display the content to readers e-ink technology is used in e-reader, portability, substantial battery life and strain-free reading are main advantages of the e-reader, even in bright sunlight it can be read. Chief operating officer, Pardeep Palazhi of EC Media said that they will succeed in attaining the vision of enabling the growth of provision of contents through electronic media by influencing the Eco system with aggregators and publishers of their global tie-ups with the launching of the Wink. The aim of the group is to help the authors and the publishers influencing the new platform, the process publishing is simplified, the book goes directly to printing from the draft and also providing them a large number of audience. So far, Roli, Penguin, Harper Collins, Oxford University and Permanent Black the top publishers are enrolled by the Wink for the contents. In the beginning with some magazines and newspapers, over 100,000 titles are accessed and provided. The Tata Group promoted the electronics mega store, Croma is also having a tie up with this Group, as a retail partner. And its distribution partner the Redington is also roped. It seems to be a resourceful investment from consumers’ perspective. With the varieties of offerings e reader will enhance the reading experience of the readers. Said by the Ajit Joshi, Croma Electronics Mega store chief executive.
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August 20th, 2010
Sachin
Paul Gasol
Pau Gasol:
Pau Gasol, a two-time NBA competitor and a three-time all-Star championship, leave jaunt to Mumbai and Delhi from 23rd August to 28th August to promote the ontogenesis of sport basketball and the NBA in the world’s second-largest nation. This is first time that a powerful NBA contender gift movement to India to channel events on behalf of NBA. The association is in the inside of hosting a tape class of events in India this summer. Two-time defending hero Los Angeles Lakers, Gasol, a member of NBA is other superstar to visit India this month stalking Orlando Magic center Dwight Howards visit to Bangalore and Delhi from 10th August to 14th August.
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August 19th, 2010
Sachin
In the cricketing discourse the predominant narrative revolves around the player burnout, now a days it is called as exhaustion. BCCI spends money freely to patch up the same and to silence it and the focus is turned through the (IPL) Indian Premier League at the cost of this content creating a global Indian product says the players. The burnout has been resurfaced in a typically circular the fashion of cricket debates, some of the Indian cricket players are upset with the calendar enforced on them – a calendar given is not sound or logical but for the money of those who matter, but the poor players have no choice but to follow the instructions. This predictably resulted the pro for ma denials and on the part of the board a studied silence. The board has been perfected in the technique over the years. For the cricket administration, in the modern era the welfare of the player has become critical and not felt so important aspect, in the way cricket is administered and played. BCCI is in no way up to it. Only the monetary security is said to be the welfare of the players. It is not a concrete solution but is an illusion that serves but the view is very correct. The most important part which is accepted in the cycle of injury and fitness issues is the financial security, and now a days the circumstances has become very acute than it was earlier. These issues have been heard and need of the players to stand up. It has been the obligation from the Board’s view to play against Sri Lanka for multiple times in a year. The problem from the players’ perspective is shoe horned the vacant spaces of the schedule which reduces the time to recover from their injuries and to work on their skills. Indian Cricket Players Association is the need of the hour, a body to represent the full time cricket players. The body was formed in 2002 only for the noble intentions. The office bearers are not just the puppets, but they are the voices of the players and the establishment. The players who do not have any alliance with the Board are the members of the body, which should take care of the financial interests and express the concerns of the players without fear and inhibitions and safeguard them. The former reputed captain of the Indian team must be the head of the body just like Sourav Ganguly who should be known with the problems and issues very well. The forum is working successfully in Australia, South Africa and England. We hope that it will also work in India. Though the board is trying to stop the same efforts. Such a body will work as the Board and player Agent in diluting the problems and dominating the Indian Cricket.
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August 19th, 2010
Sachin
Rajni in Robot:
Rajnikanth
Super star of Tami and Hindi movies RajniKanth is now coming in first Indian Sci-fi movie ‘Robot’. Rajnikanth is one of the most sought after stars of the country and every filmmaker wants him to sign for his film. Rajnikanth, who leaves the audience in awe with his implausible stunts and unique styles, yet he was not the first choice for the touted sci-fi film ‘Robot’. Initially Shankar approached Kamal Hassan and Sharukh Khan for the film. They were the first choice for this film. But the film was destined to Rajnikanth. Robot is the first Indian movie of its type and its every aspect is comparable to cult Hindi movie Sholay. Rajnikanth says, “Sholay is still fondly remembered by everyone, and ‘Robot’ is very comparable to Sholay. Around 160 crore has been invested in this film. It’s fantastic; technical excellence is there. This movie made history not because of the money or budget involved, not because it was a multi-starred, not because of the technicalities, but because of its subject In the same way ‘Robot’ too has excellence storyline, excellent character sketches. This is Rajnikanth’s second film with Shankar, with whom he did his previous blockbuster ‘Shiva Ji – The Boss’. Director Shankar has made the movie bilingual, in Hindi it is named ‘Robot’ and in Tamil ‘Endhiran’. Aishwarya Rai plays the female lead opposite Rajnikanth in both the versions. The actor says he accepted such a tough and challenging role only because of his trust in director Shankar. Shankar is an excellent technician and one of the best directors of India who can mix the commercial as well as class elements very well.
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August 18th, 2010
aman
India is a cricket crazy nation. In each family you will have a couple of people who are so devoted to the sport that they will watch every single match from the toss to the last ball. They will discuss pitch conditions furiously with other equally passionate friends and will cease to recognise the existence of the rest of the world during the period of the match.
Drawing up a list of five favourite players can be quite a risky proposition as there are no two people who will have the same cricket players on their list. Still based on records broken and stability provided to the Indian Cricket team, this is a humble tribute to those I feel are the top players.
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August 17th, 2010
Sachin
India Vs Sri Lanka:
India Vs Sri Lanka
Virendra Sehwarg though was 1 run behind his hundred but his 99 helped India to win the match beating Sri Lanka. His 99 runs came out of 100 balls. India is tied with 5 points with New Zealand and at the bottom of the table is Sri Lanka with four points in the game of numbers. India won the match by six wickets the first win of the tournament. In the first game the New Zealand defeated India by 200 runs was very embarrassing. India registered a win with bonus point, well performed all round bounce back with both bat and ball. In the 35th over India needed 5 runs only and Virendra Sehwag needed only one run for his 13th ODI hundred. The first ball of the over by Suraj Randiv though he never bowled any no ball in his international career but he bowled this no ball deliberately which went for four byes and the required one run came of no ball but Virendra Shewag lost his century by 1 run, this run was the winning run for India. As per the rules of MCC the runs scored after the win is achieved are not counted, there is some contradiction in the rules as the ball bowled and faced by the batsmen is counted but runs scored by that ball are not counted. Though Sehwag missed his hundred but he played a superb inning. It was stated by Sehwag that the ball was bowled no ball deliberately, he added that it is the wish of every team that the player of other team make a hundred against them. Chris Harris also added that it was a no ball bowled deliberately. It was not looking like accidental. As his back foot was on the place where his front foot usually lies.
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August 17th, 2010
Sachin
Saif turns 40:
Bollywood nawab Saif Ali Khan who turns 40 this birthday gets a pleasant surprise from his girlfriend. The Bollywood queen Kareena Kapoor had planned a wonderful way to celebrate the birthday of her boyfriend Saif Ali Khan. She had planned six day secret vacation in Switzerland .But the celebrities can never keep any thing confidential. So how could Kareena. The secret of Bebo has slipped. Bebo is not too keen to talk about their private holiday. But according to media, she secretly purchased first class tickets, booked a Swiss Chalet-type accommodation and takes him away from his friends and family. Both had flown to Gstaad in Switzerland to celebrate the birthday of ‘Chota Nawab’.Gstaad is a famed place for its scenic beauty. Hollywood biggies such as Julie Andrews, Elizabeth Taylor and Roger Moore have their homes at this picturesque place. There was a time, when Princess Diana, Prince Charles and ‘Pop king’ Michael Jackson used to visit this place often. As it’s a renowned skiing resort too. Saif loves skiing and so Kareena chose Gstaad and despite an overworked schedule, she rushed off to be with her man. Kareena couldn’t have chosen a better b’day venue for Saif, as it was completely in keeping with whatever he likes.
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August 16th, 2010
Sachin
Indian team stretched to a point:
It is unsupportable that the Indian cricket team is stretched to a point, and the humiliation of Tuesday’s 200 run defeat given by the New Zealand team, it could have been very frequent unless the priorities of the Board gets right, the team management’s senior member fears it. For the key members of the Indian squad it is very irrational at the Champions League they will be feeling tired and playing unimportant one dayers for the Indian team very close to the Test series in South Africa and the World Cup 2011, it was told by some senior member to The Indian Express. In the Champions League that is going to begin at South Africa, on 10th Sept, 2010 will be played by Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh for Mumbai Indians and Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings.
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