Justin Gatlin's step backwards

Reigning champion and joint World Record holder for 100m has just recieved a jolt. It's been a long joyride for World's top sprinter Justin Gatlin. From Athens 2004 the sprinter literally hasn't put a step wrong.

Now after failing a dope test and denials he taking a couple of steps backwards. Gatlin who till moments ago wat at the pinnacles of glory has just seen the nadir's of sport.
Why does it happen so often - this kind of incident raises a weird sense of skeptism in everyone. The next time you see a World-record break it wouldn't unusual for to imagine that the person has taken drugs.
If the few blots in sports think that public memory is short, considering the THG scandal had been slowly swept under the carpet, they're wrong. Infact with every new incident the older scams would be publicized with that much more vigor.
Gatlin and his team are seriously outnumbered when they allege a conspiracy. But before calling him a cheat, a arrogant pretender, etc. waiting for the complete facts would be rational.
However with every passing day the shouts for a Life Ban is getting louder.
For now, Gatlin its time for a prayer.
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Miss Puerto Rico - The rise & the fall

Forget the theory and conspiracy on the Beauty Paegents. So what if Miss Universe is an American affair - the winner usually from Latin America & USA.

Or even the Miss World being a British support story, cosidering the maximum winners from Britain or its allies.
Or a satisfying feeling of the host nation and the audience by keeping alive their representative till the very end.

Here we have this year's winner Ms. Puerto Rico Universe 2006 react the same way our other Beauty Paegent winners react.
No wait - this time its different



Man 1: The hug was amazing and now a lifetime photo with the Ms. Universe. Wow.
Man 2: Life sucks. The other Ba$#%rd got the perfect hug and I get picture carrying her to hospital. Boo hoo.

A conversation overheard in a pub the other day. So the truth cannot be determined nor can their views be underminded. The topic in discussion was the reasons for Ms. Puerto Rico's fall. Read on.
# Don't you think she oozed with a lot of confidence as the show moved. It could have got difficult to sustain the energy levels during the celebrations.
# Well, maybe but I guess she held her figure tight throughout the contest and maybe things got complicated as time went on.
# Or maybe it happened because she just couldn't breathe the same air of the others. Being on Cloud 9 you don't breathe, you just blow in and blow out.
#Nay. What about the tight bikini thing. Just when the celebrations of 60 years since their inception, bikinis don't seem to customize and grow.
# What else could it be? Maybe Paris Hilton mixed something in her drink.
#Nay. She probably was thinking about Ms. Japan's reply and wondering how it brought her to the runner-ups position.
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Deluge and its aftermath

Courtesy: Resident JournalistThis year’s monsoon is just in its first phase and its caused havoc to Residents and Businesses. The above images reflect the deluge in Sector-4 Vaishali, Gaziabad. These images reflect the complete failure of the drainage system.
Though the next day the rain water was forced to seep through the drains and surrounding grasslands, it had already damaged the roads, houses and created stagnant water near garbage unattended.

There are heavy rains and deluges almost every year and next year it wouldn’t be any different. The citizens need to inform the concerned authority to maintain drains, roads and hygiene in the surrounding areas. Remember this isn’t a request for luxury but bare minimum requirement for any normal living.

Courtesy: RJ Shiv Kumar Goel

Ills of Polythene - Rally & Street Play

Courtesy: Resident Journalist
Recently there was a Rally and a Street Play called ‘Bator Naat’ on the ban of polythenes. The play was performed by the Drama Workshop organized by Abhinaswar Goosthi group; Nagoan. It was directed by Mr. Dipok Bora who is the secretary of the Goosthi.

Venue of Play : In front of Nowgong College, Nagaon
Time 1.15PM Date : 15/07/2006

The aim of the play and rally was to create a realistic public awareness on the ill-effects of the regular use and dumping of polythenes in our daily life.

The play was thoroughly enjoyed by a large audience which included Minister Mr. Rockibul Hussain.

The Message:
Minimum usage of polythene bags and encourage plastic recycle.
Starting up a plastic recycling business is an attractive opportunity.
Start by education children early so that they inculcate the habit.

Courtesy: RJ Diganta Talukdar

Aldrin Penned the US's 1969 Lunar Mission

One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind.
- Neil Armstrong
The particular sentence that reminds us of the great advancement of mankind. The successful lunar voyage undertaken by Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Peter Collins epitomizes the amazing achievement of Man in Science. But since the safe landing of Apollo 11, a lot of theories have been running.
Allegations of the grave risk and unpreparedness of NASA and the US government have now been endorsed by Edwin Aldrin too. It seems he along with Armstrong accidently snapped a switch of a circuit breaker which prevented the Lunar Module from leaving the Moon. Aldrin then had to take a ball-point pen to push the circuit-breaker in and this made sure they could return.
The trip to Moon was planned hastily and all this done to go one-up with their Cold War rivals Russia. The level of unpreparedness was such that the then President Nixon even got ready to address the nation the death of the three austronauts.
Adrin further says that links with the Astronauts would have been cut if a disaster was imminent so that World doesn't watch American Astronauts spinning into space.
Aldrin also says the astronauts had seen UFOs which he alleges was covered up by NASA.
Na-sa bad for a theory. Infact stories on man never ever going to space and the whole thing having been stimulated was doing the rounds. However such allegations never seem to have the veracity and approval from the poeple involved. This 'Mightly Pen' incident does come from the astronaut himself.

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Cricket airborne

Given below our top five amazing catches. This surely is World Cricket at its very best.

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An Autobiographical Blooper

Jaswant Singh -known to one of India's best statesman. Successful as the External Affairs Minister which was followed by eminence as the Finance Minister during the Indian Financial Boom, its ironic to see his single step wrong to come now.
We're talking about his to-be released Autobiography where he's quoted as giving a huge cash amount as well as ammunication to terrorists in return for the safe transit of the passengers during the Khandahar highjacking episode.
This book(which may be sensored) does not fall in sync with his party, which after the Mumbai attack have started calling the present regime weak.
The party having been embarrassed by this news has decided to take stock. It made sure Jaswant Singh into a denial mode. Further the party regained its agressive posture and alleges that one of the members of the PMO during a previous regime served as a US informant.
Wonder why the issue hadn't been raked up and investigated during Mr. Jaswant Singh's regime.

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Bollywood

With IIFA's Brand Ambassador and Bollywood Icon Amitabh Bachchan winning more accolades, this time in the form of a honorary doctorate degree conferred.
What one can learn from the gentleman is the way he carries himself during public appearances.
As an actor, Naseeruddin Shah has proven himself to be of great stuff but now as a director his true caliber is going to tested. Mr. Shah's directorial debut with the movie 'Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota' includes the likes of Konkona Sen, Ayeha Takia, Irfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Paresh Rawal and Boman Irani. The movie seems to run parallel stories around the time of the 9/11 incident.
Though Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate didn't meet its high expectations after the phenomenal success in 'Page 3', it was nevertheless are well taken movie.
The difference in Mr.Bhandarkar's movies is the closeness to reality and how brings out the best in his actor. Now the news is that Mr.Bhandarkar is planning to make a sequel to his earlier film 'Chandini Bar'; an attempt to relive the magic.

Other Bollywood Snippets
i. John Abraham to do a cameo in Karan Johan new flick 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehena'.
ii. Shah Rukh Khan to do a double role in Farhan Aktar's upcoming film 'Don'.
iii.After Kajol's comeback, Juhi Chawla is also back with Onir's 'Bas Ek Pal'.

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Formula 1

With Michael Schumacher winning the French Grand Prix for a record 8th time, its time for the Schumi fans to celebrate.

Now with Ferrari on top gear and getting close to Renault, the viewer interest levels are sure to increase in the coming days.
Juan Pablo Montoya unable to match his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, has decided to demote himself to Indicar racing which he seems to enjoy more.
Germany and Italy may lose a race next year making it only a single race in each of these countries.
Further Japan might get another race, this after Toyota owned Fuji circuit confirmed as the Japanese Grand Prix.
The Honda circuit Suzuka might still be retained as the Pacific race, however their chances seem bleak with South Korea and Mexico getting ready for Formula 1 action soon.

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Spoonerism

What is spoonerism - Well, check these out.

tease my ears - ease my tears
our shoving leopard - our loving shepherd
bowel feast - foul beast
this is the pun fart - this is the fun part
copporn - popcorn
it crawls through the fax - it falls through the cracks
my zips are lipped - my lips are zipped

Sometimes a slip of the tongue may land you into an embarrassing situation. This is how different, words can get with Spoonerism.
According to Wikipedia spoonerism is a play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched, named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner, Warden of New College, Oxford, who was notoriously prone to this tendency.
Do let know few more spoonerisms you've come across.

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Blogs

Here are a few reasons why reports on a government wanting to ban selective Blog providers wouldn't be such a good idea.
i. This would deprive the public of the most Blog-o-mantic thoughts and images.
ii. The Blogs have proven as a binding force during natural disasters such as the Tsunami.
iii. This is your free personal space and a great medium to air your views.
iv. The web-users have choices on the kind of Blogs they would like to read.
v. Helps in educating and illuminating people on various skills, interests, etc.
vi.The sheer number of people involved in Blogging and the collection of topics is staggering.

Well therefore the best security solution (if any) would be to monitor the Blogs and look for threatening content.
Given below is a pie-chart on the kind of Blog topics and Blog service providers we're exposed to;

Blog Content break-up


Blog service providers

Remember Information is wealth and what's better than knowledge-sharing on various topics that are posted and read by myriad web users.

Source pf data: blog.topix.net, napsterization.org
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Nutrient Balance

Not just sportspersons, everyone needs a balanced diet to stay hale & healthy.

Carefully planned nutrition must provide an energy balance and a nutrient balance. The nutrients are:

• Proteins – These are necessary for the growth of muscles. They also help in the repair of muscle and other body tissues.
• Fats – It is essential when taken as a source of energy and important in relation to fat soluble vitamins.
• Carbohydrates – Remember this is our biggest source of energy.
• Minerals – They are those inorganic elements occurring in the body and which are critical to its normal functions.
• Vitamins –The water and fat soluble vitamins play important roles in many chemical processes in the body.
• Water – Liquids, especially water is life to most sportsmen. Its essential for normal body function. Used as a vehicle for carrying other nutrients as 60% of the human body is filled with water.
• Roughage - The fibrous indigestible portion of our diet is essential to keep the digestive system healthy.

What are the daily energy requirements?

Personal energy requirement=basic energy requirements + extra energy requirements (especially for sports)

Basic energy requirements (BER)

• For every Kg of body weight 1.3 kcal is required every hour.

(An athlete weighing 60Kg would require 1.3 × 24hrs × 60Kg=1872 kcal/day)

Extra energy requirements (EER)

• For each hours training you require an additional 8.5 kcal for each Kg of body weight. (For a two hour training session our 50Kg athlete would require 8.5 × 2hrs × 60Kg=1020 kcal)

An athlete weighing 50Kg who trains for two hours would require an intake of approx. 2892 kcal (BER+EER=1872 + 1020)

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Weekend spent worthwhile

Mr. Ha's choices to do this week-end.

If you prefer the outdoors

1. Swimming in the monsoon season is something you wouldn't want to miss.

If you're in a group don't forget to play water-polo.

2. Try trekking, if you're new to the idea then start with shorter treks and a company of 4-5.

If you're already into trekking why not camp outdoors.

3. If you're looking to fly or maybe fall attempting to do so

Para-gliding and bungee jumping sounds like the thing to do.

4. What about the idea of playing squash, tennis or even golf.

Nothing like an evenly contested battle with your Business competitor.

5. If you'd prefer to do watching then making a visit to the stadium would be a good idea.

Watching a sport for a couple of hours from the stands - watching F1 from the stands would definitely give you the momentum for the week ahead

Now the indoors

1.Attend your weekend dance / music class - Instrumental, Jazz, Hip-hop, Salsa, Rap or any traditional stuff that can sound soothing.

2. Call friends home and watch a classic movie together

3. Watching a weekend special sport wouldn't be a bad idea either - football, F1, 20-20 Cricket & basketball would be my favorite choices.

4. Make merry with food and drink. Try out new stuff - if it doesn't go as expected, never mind call it a weekend special wacktail or a Sunday salad.

5. Or just get on the net and have a group chat with your good old buddies from around the world.
Sleeping on the bed is NO-NO, others is fine.

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伟大的食物 - Our way of Romance

The season of romance has begun, so who is in it. Where there cupid you'd always find a candle light. A Candle light dinner must bring you to a place where all your senses get tickled starting from your taste buds. Food-lovers never had it so good as the food industry has got its maximum share of new entrants.
The other day a visit to the newly opened Chinese restaurant saw huge crowds. An amazing place with the eatery centrally located having a neat ambience, quick service and above all lip-smacking chinese cuisine. Yo China!
Well thats precisely the name.
What took eyes of your step were the wall posters that said stuff like 'Yo Place', 'Yo Rocks', etc. Yo wondering if this place's started by a China loving Reggae; nay it just his first name; yo ful nae is tes.

With due respect to the Chinese and China, here are a few sentences that we've heard Yo's friends say:

Are you harboring a fugitive? Hu Yu Hai Ding?

See me A.S.A.P. - Kum Hia Nao

Stupid Man - Dum Gai

Small Horse - Tai Ni Po Ni

Your price is too high!!! - No Bai Dam Thing!!

Did you go to the beach? - Wai Yu So Tan

I bumped into a coffee table - Ai Bang Mai Ni

I think you need a facelift - Chin Tu Fat

It's very dark in here - Wai So Dim?

Has your flight been delayed? - Hao Long Wei Ting?

That was an unauthorized execution - Lin Ching

I thought you were on a diet - Wai Yu Mun Ching?

This is a tow away zone - No Pah King

Do you know lyrics to the Macarena? - Wai Yu Sing Dum
Song?

You are not very bright - Yu So Dum

I got this for free - Ai No Pei

I am not guilty - Wai Hang Mi?

Please, stay a while longer - Wai Go Nao?

Meeting was scheduled for next week - Wai You Kum Nao

They have arrived - Hia Dei Kum

Stay out of sight - Lei Lo

He's cleaning his automobile - Wa Shing Ka

He is a fat man - Wun Fat Gai

Source of this forward is from a close friend - Pal mae mi

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Mumbai - May bend but will always remain strong

Mumbai serial Bomb Blasts, haven’t we heard this before. The last time a serial bomb blast of such magnitude that took place in Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) was during the mayhem in March 1993. This was one of the earliest Terror attacks and it took the whole World by shock. Now the latest blasts seem to have followed a series of Blasts in rest of the World and Kashmir.

India has experienced extreme Militancy in all its forms since the 1980s. Now post 2000 its spread across the World and we’ve seen some of the most ghastly acts from the days of human existance.

We the twin tower plane crashes in September 2001, usually remembered as 9/11 attack. Then we had the Bali attack on innocent tourists. We also had serial blasts in Madrid 3/11; and then last year we had another deadly attack on the London tube stations, a.k.a. 7/7.

We had the whole World together during such trying times. And it’s during such testing time does the city’s true character is reflected.

After having seen the warm-hearted Mumbai Police work overtime and help its citizens during this year’s heavy rains, it was the now the turn of the Citizens themselves to come out in full force to show their care.

We could see anxious hands there to pull out the people caught under heavy parts following the blast and the stampede that followed.Then we could see the Taxis and members of the public rush the injured to nearly Hospitals. You could see many distributing water and free food. The government too did its little part by making sure ambulances were rushed to the spot and traffic congestions were cleared. Also the BEST buses of Mumbai were there to transport the stranded passengers from different stations.

The citizens of Mumbai need to be commended for their acts of Benevolence, braving it all – from the heavy rains to possible dangerous situation in the aftermath.

It’s now high time for the concerned authorities to act. Along with the full support of its citizens they need to tackle this crisis and ensure that it doesn’t happen again. The nation needs to do whatever it takes to protect the face of its cities by investing in high-tech security especially in their Public Transport system and also their Tourist destinations.

Forget about recovery and resulting implications of these blasts, now all we need to do is safeguard our Citizens against such horrifying acts. Such steps ought to be done whatever it takes and at whatever cost.

Mumbaikars always had the strength to rise out of the ashes and carry on with their life - true reflection of a Mumbai’s strength and character.

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Sanmarg Press Release

Sanmarg unveils e-paper and SMS service

July 11, 2006

Sanmarg, the largest circulated Hindi daily from eastern India, has introduced two new initiatives for its readers - the Sanmarg e-paper and the Sanmarg SMS service. Sanmarg has launched the e-paper venture in collaboration with Bodhtree Consulting Ltd.

In order to access the exact print replica of Sanmarg, the reader has to log on to http://epaper.sanmarghindi.com. An easy to use simplified process has been devised whereby readers, no matter where they are, can browse through different pages of the e- version of Sanmarg.

The other initiative introduced by this publication is an SMS service for the young, upwardly mobile Kolkatan, who wants to stay well informed with updates on current news, sports, events, etc. The SMS service also facilitates downloading of ringtones, jokes and screensavers on the mobile phone. To access this service one has to type the desired key word and SMS it to 7333.

Speaking on these initiatives, Vivek Gupta, Director, Sanmarg Pvt Ltd, said, “The whole idea behind the e-paper and SMS venture is our endeavour to make available news anytime, anywhere – ‘jab chahein, jahan chahein, khabrein payein’.”

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Football Awards

Who said Football was boring and its all about kicking the ball.
We have a lot more to the game as seen in the recently concluded World Cup. We would like to recognize special players for their efforts.

Golden Head - It goes to the FIFA World Cup'06 'Golden Boot' player Zidane. This for his emmaculate Chest Butt on Italy's goalscorer during the biggest and final match of his career.

Golden Knock - This goes to Italy' s Daniele de Rossi for his elbowing of the face of USA's Brian Mcbridge. This in the only game that Italy didn't win.

Golden Balls - Wayne Rooney's stomp on Ricardo Carvalho's privacy and then pushing Cristiano Ronaldo, a redcard for a possible two offences.

World Cup 2006 Roaster

Italy - The new Football World Champions !!
Here are a few World Cup memoirs I'd like to recall.

Highs
Germany's great showing
Discovery of amazing talent in Podoloski and Christiano Ronaldo
Klose marvellous Goal Scoring ability
The amazing skills of the South-American sides in their victories.
The French resilience.
Lehmann (Ger) and Ricardo (Por) brilliant efforts in the penalty shootouts.

Lows
World Champions Brazil's loss.
Argentina which promised so much losing out again.
Rooney's redcard in the match against Portugal.
Zidane's redcard in the finals.
Australia last minute penalty conceded.
The German heartbreak in the finals minutes of the semis.

The WC started with a Bang. Hosts Germany scoring 4-2 win over Costa Rica. This match served as a benchmark for the other high scoring match that followed.
England and Sweden had a sedate starts comparatively. With England scoring a solitary goal to get all 3 points in their first match.
Argentina 6-0 victory over Serbia & Montenegro showed the World why they were fancied to meet Brazil in the finals.
Brazil with their star-studded lineup managed to defeat Croatia and Australia. It was only after their 4-1 drubbing of Japan was their true class displayed.
Italy and France had quiet starts to their campaigns. Italy was held to a 1-1 draw against USA and France couldn't win against the Swiss and Koreans.
The Spanish looked to be in great form after defeating Shevchenko's Ukraine 4-0.
The first round saw a big upset, with the much fancied Czech Team losing out to Ghana.

The second round saw a couple of major football power-houses lose. Notably were the much favored Netherlands and the World Cup perenniel underachievers Spain.
The Dutch had lost to Portugal 0-1. This game would be remembered for the number of cards - in the space of 90 minutes we saw 26 yellow cards and 4 red cards. Both teams had been reduced to 9 men at the end.
The Spanish lost to France 1-3 after they drew first blood.
Germany, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, England and suprisingly Ukraine managed to get through to the quarter-finals.

In the quarter-finals Germany vs. Argentina game along with France vs. Brazil clash was pipped to be among the best of them all.
Argentina dominated the Germans for most part. They scored the first goal and led till the 80th minute. But then when the game couldn't be decided the penalties saw the Germans through, much to the delight of the huge crowd.
Brazil was the favorites in all their matches, except for their one match against France. They didn't have a favorable history. The French did turn out to be their nemesis.
Portugal vs. The English was another popular game. There were no goals till full-time. But the game wasn't short of drama. Eventually the Portuguese managed to get through to the semis. England once again losing to Portugal in a penalty shootout.
The Italians flew past Ukraine in the other game.

The semis saw the Host nation Germany take on Italy. The game was enralling right till the end. The Italians broke the German hearts in the final minutes of extra-time.
The next semis saw the French take on Portugal. A Zidane penalty in the early minutes of the match was enough to take them through to the finals.

And finally you had the Italian Giants take on the French Unit. With the French scoring another penalty in the early minutes the game sem poised for another French win. However the Italians equalized in the fist half. The second half saw the French dominate although they were no goals to show it. The stalemate continued even in the extra-time. Finally a Trezeguez penalty miss, had Italy begin their celebration. A celebration which would take a long time to subside.
So Italy, deservedly World Champs.
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Just Imagine

#1Tendulkar is back, he scored his 4^th century for the celebrity Lashings Cricket Club against the Taunton School Invitation XI. So what’s next Sachin, the World’s fastest century against the Delhi Public School XI.

#2Here is a story where a group of thieves with their faces painted are caught in the entrance of a Bank. With help from the employees they manage to get out. Soon they ask everyone to lie on the floor as they’re going to rob the Bank. They start hearing roars of laughter around, people found them very funny. However these men manage to grab the cash from the cashier and move out, only get stuck again in the revolving door.

#3This is an incident where a woman dials the US Fire station emergency number and calls for a Building top rescue operation. Soon when the fire-personnel arrive they find out it’s her cat which seemed to be precariously standing on the roof corner. With much difficulty the fire personnel climb up the Building, only to see the cat calmly jump down and look up at the firemen.

#4What would you expect from your Boss on your Birthday- a gift, a wish or at least a smile. But here is a story of a Boss gifting his subordinate a Termination Letter. This was done by the Indian Health Minister Mr. Anbumani to the AIIMS director. A gift that would never be forgotten and finally there is one big reason for employees to hide their Birthdays.

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Bikini Stats

"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.'
With Bikini having now celebrated 60 years since being first exposed(July 5th, 1946), we have decided to reveal its vital stats.

Bikini was created by the Frenchmen Louis Reard and Jacques Heim. A creation which has shown the World its most beautiful and colorful women.

Today women reportedly spend over $8 billion (Rs. 360 billion) annually on the Bikini.

The original design consisted of a mere 30 inches of fabric. Reard claimed a bikini was not a bikini unless it could be pulled by a wedding ring.

Bikini had been named after Bikini Atoll which was the site of the Nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands. The hysteria on the Bikini burst out and created an impact like an atom bomb.

Historically Bikinis might have been used by the ancient Greek women as portrayed in their relics & urn paintings as far as 1400 BC.

Many magazines market themselves by placing a woman in a bikini on the cover. Men often just buy the magazine for the picture of the woman and women may buy it to learn how to look like the woman on the cover.

Bikini stats revealed

1946: Known as an explosive year. Though very popular invention, the World never accepted the rage for bikinis.

1951: Bikinis were banned in the Miss World Pageant. They were thought to give an unfair advantage to the wearer and potential danger to the judges.

1957: Bikini-clad Brigitte Bardot frolics in "And God Created Woman," creating a hot market for the swimwear. Coincidentally, Hollywood markets 3D glasses in theaters.

1960: Brian Hyland sings "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," triggering a bikini-buying spree among American teens.

1963: The bikini meets a challenge in the generous form of Annette Funicello. The ex-mouseketeer's "Beach Party," with singer Frankie Avalon, leads to six sequels, including the memorably titled "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" (in 1966).

1964: The bi- ("two") kini becomes the mono- ("one") kini, in the eyes of designer Rudi Gernreich. The Vatican denounces the topless garb. An unrepentant Gernreich sells more than 3,000 suits in less than a season in Europe.

1966: The bikini grows fur in "One Million Years B.C.," which catapults comely cavegirl Raquel Welch to stardom despite mixed reviews of the saggy screen saga.

1970s: Rio and St. Tropez produce the Tanga suit-- also called the Thong, the string bikini or "dental floss." The uncomfortable design becomes de rigeur for teen posters, muscle car magazines and boxing ring girls who announce the rounds.

1983: Carrie Fisher, as Princess Leia, wears an ornate version of the bikini (studded collar optional) in "Return of the Jedi." Even Yoda notices. The film is the most successful of the George Lucas trilogy.

1993: Score one for the "sports bikini." The hugging halter-top design becomes the rage, thanks to Volleyball queen Gabrielle Reece and MTV.
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Football World Cup Finals - History repeats itself

In this historical WC, an analysis of past performances sure seem to indicate the results of various matches.

England lost to Portugal on penalties. It was the same old sotry in Euro2004 too.
Rooney, often labeled as England best hope in this WC was recarded in a crucial WC clash; so was Beckham in 1998 when he shared similar demi-God status.
Portugal's coach Scolari had always plotted England's demise well & this time too he was successful.
Brazil lost to France once again. After their loss bitter loss in France'98, they were defeated again. Only this time they lost to France in the quarterfinals.
Zidane was again instrumental in deciding the final outcome.

Spain lost to France in the 2nd round. Another early exit for Spain at the WorldCup.The perennial under achievers have lived up to their tag.

No South-American nation won the WorldCup when held in Europe. This time too we wouldn't have a South-American nation winning the World Cup.
Germany never lost penalties & Italy never lost to Germany in WorldCups. This time too we had a match which didn't go to penalties & Italy didn't lose. All this because of a goal in the final minutes of extra-time. The perennial WC under-achievers have lived to their name tag.

Now for tonight's semi-finals Portugal vs. France story. France has been known to knout-out Portugal in major tournaments. The latest being the Euro2000 semi-finals where France defeated Portugal in penalties, this after the Portuguese having started off well. Is it going to happen this time too is the big question. Look for different views on the World Cup in our ePaper Sports pages.

Socrates Philosophy

Next time someone starts to spread gossip, think of this:

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.

One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied.
"Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test.It's called the Triple Filter Test."
"Triple filter?"
"That's right," Socrates continued.
"Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is TRUTH. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of GOODNESS. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you're not certain it's true?"
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.
Socrates continued. "You may still pass the test though,because there is a third filter - the filter of USEFULNESS. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really..."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful,! why tell it to me at all?"
The man was defeated and ashamed.
This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
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Weekend Newspaper Review

A story in The Daily Star on how the rising oil prices & its diplomacy with the US has changes their economic & political fortunes.
Saturday 01st July The Daily Star

England’s day of mourning
Stories on Beckham’s teams after being injured, Rooney’s sendoff & Cristiano Ronaldo’s wink. The penalties which against proved to be a cruel decided for England. Their Cricket whitewash to Sri Lanka & Tim Henman’s first round exit in the Wimbledon.

Crazy stories
What would you do if you’re house burning & France meets Spain in a quarter-finals clash?
(rescue your TV & plug it to a local shop)
How does food loving Joey Chestnut train for the Coney Island Hot Dog eating competition.
(practise by eating his Japanese competitor’s breakfast amount)
Another story on how a Polish MP escapes a drink-driving ban.
(Vodka as mouthwash)
Above stories from the 02nd July Sunday Mercury from Trinity Mirror

Football and sex do not mix well; thats what German brothels realized during the latest World Cup matches. They would rather have a glass of beer than go looking for love.

Another story where Michael Schumacher confessed that the Germany’s football success were to blame for him running into the gravel during practice. However the same could have been said when he eventually won the US Grand Prix.
Above stories from the Sunday 02nd July Deccan Chronicle

There is an Express Investigation & also an interesting read from the Financial Express on retail investors.
Sunday 02nd July Indian Express

A 4page cover story on HT Brunch Karan Johan & his new release ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’
He seems to come of age with personal tragedy & professional disappointment. He says ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ was made by a man. Not by the boy I was’
Sunday 02nd July Hindustan Times

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Google News

Get ready Googlers to see Google launch their new payment service. Initally known as 'Gbuy', some say its 'Google checkout', other speculate its going to be called 'Gwallet' but google has got people guessing as their final name is in wraps.
Google has launched this service to rival Yahoo & eBay's Paypal service.
This service google says will enable shoppers to set up a single account with all their credit card & delivery details. This will allow online merchants sell more easily.

Breaking News: Google coming up with the invention of the decade 'Google Cube'.
The project ‘Google Cube’ is a data center that is being built inside a shipping container. Here a strong storage, power and memory support would be fitted in supercomputers in 20-40 foot containers. The supercomputers would have 5000 Opteron processors and 3.5 petabytes of disk storage. This would be put overnight in places where Google has access to cables. This would turn the entire Internet into a giant processing storage grip and would power Infrastructure.

Going forward from the ‘Google Cube’ would be another myriad set of inventions and uses.

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Pendrive, Bluetooth & TV tuner card

Mom, am getting a pendrive. Ok but don't drive rash.
Not to worry Grandma, we'll get a TV tuner card. Will that repair my TV?
Uncle wait let me transfer the pictures through my bluetooth. Wow, but I think your clean white teeth always looked better.

The above would soon be common language and your knowledge of these devices may therefore become essential. So if you didn't know about them, don't worry here's a summary.

Pendrive - Its a USB flash drive, in other words a storage device like a CD or floppy. The difference being this is the most economical drive in terms of cost per unit storage space (512 MB to 2GB). The pendrive is small, lightweight, removable and rewritable.

The USB flash drives are also known as 'Thumb drives', 'Jump drives' and 'USB keys'. Just as IPods has taken the Music-listerners by storm, pendrives too are a bit hit when it comes to storage devices.

Buletooth - Bluetooth lets you connect and exchange information between PCs, mobilephones, digital cameras, laptops, PDAs (personal digital assistants) via a secure global short range radio-frequency.

Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless Personal Area Networks (PAN). The word Bluetooth was named after the 10th Century King of Denmark - Bluetooh - he believed in negotiations of warring parties. The makers of Bluetooth too believed this was a medium for different devices to interact. Remember bluetooth isn't a device but a mode of wireless transmission.

TV tuner card - TV tuner cards allow television signals to be received from computers. A TV tuner card comprises of a receiver, tuner, demodulator and an ADC (Analog to Digital Converter). The TV tuner card is made compatible to the radio frequencies and video formats used in different countries.

The tuner card supports digital TV too; here a tuner displays an HDTV (High-definition TV) image, this is more economical & broadcasts can be digitally recorded by computers to be viewed later.

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