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IPL 2017 - At a Glance
IPL 2017 – At a Glance
Indian Premier League, 2017 – At a Glance Results, Fixtures, Points and Ball Difference Hm/Aw RCB DD SRH KKR MI RPS KXIP GL RCB 0pts,0bd 8/4 25/4 7/5 14/4 16/4 5/5 27/4 DD 14/5 0pts,0bd 2/5 17/4 6/5 12/5 15/4 4/5 SRH 5/4 19/4 0pts,0bd 30/4 8/5 6/5 17/4 9/4 KKR 23/4 28/4 15/4 0pts,0bd 13/5 3/5 13/4 21/4 MI 1/5 22/4 12/4 9/4 0pts,0bd 24/4 11/5 16/4 RPS 29/4 11/4 22/4 26/4 6/4 0pts,0bd 14/5 1/5 KXIP…
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Point, Game, Set and Match
Qualifier Donskoy Stuns Federer In Dubai - a visual summary of three sets played
Tennis matches are won by the player winning the last point. Football matches are decided by a rare event – a goal. The team scoring the last goal may not win. Cricket uses an accumulative scoring pattern like tennis – plenty of runs are scored in each match. Again, the team scoring the final run may not win. All runs scored in cricket, whether scored by the batsman or the extras conceded by…
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Tennis Heartbeat - Federer edges Nadal to win 18th grand slam
Tennis Heartbeat – Federer edges Nadal to win 18th grand slam
It was November 2011. Federer faced Tsonga at the ATP Finals to mark the 100th final of his career. A set and break up, he began serving for the match with less than 90 mins on the clock. I turned to my better half reiterating my prediction about winning Wimbledon in 2012. The one who lives in the moment was not too keen to look that far ahead. The unspoken thought was the earlier loss to…
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Indian Test Team Rises to Highest Ever Rating
Indian Test Team Rises to Highest Ever Rating
On 12th December 2016, after Test # 2239, India defeated England by an innings and 36 runs to reach its highest ever team rating of 57.47. Sachin Tendulkar retired in Nov 2013 after a hastily arranged 2 test farewell series against West Indies. India’s Team Rating was 55.98 after that test, the highest since Bangladesh joined as the 10th nation to play test cricket. The next test was a…
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India becomes #1 Test side during Rio Olympics
India becomes #1 Test side during Rio Olympics
Day 16 has ended at the Rio Olympics 2016. It is the eve of fourth and last Test match between West Indies and India at Port of Spain. India is yet to win any medal at Rio Olympics. Indian cricket team has become the #1 Test side after beating West Indies in 3rd test match at St Lucia on 13th August after a gap of over 20 years. Great Britain is placed 2nd in medals tally despite starting slowly.…
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IPL 2016 - At a Glance
IPL 2016 – At a Glance
Indian Premier League, 2016 – At a Glance Results, Fixtures, Points and Ball Difference Hm/Aw KKR GL SRH DD MI RCB RPS KXIP KKR 8pts,66bd 8/5 22/5 35 -7 16/5 14/5 4/5 GL 19/5 8pts,2bd -33 3/5 21/5 3 12 1/5 SRH -12 6/5 6pts,36bd 12/5 15 30/4 26/4 13 DD 30/4 27/4 20/5 6pts,13bd 2 22/5 5/5 39 MI 28/4 -2 8/5 15/5 6pts,-10bd 12 -34 13/5 RCB 2/5 14/5 15 -7 11/5 4pts,3bd 7/5 18/5 RPS -5 29/4 10/5 17/5…
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DAY 2538
Jalsa, Mumbai Mar 27/28, 2015 Fri/Sat 2:41 am
The time is ominous. The hour is beyond apprehension. The dates move from a 24 region to another. The destination is the same. The day changes a digit ..
But the one that has not changed is the intent … the intent to connect to a waiting Ef, eager, anxious, to gather what today’s description of the contents of this post would smell like ..
‘Smell the coffee’ they often say for a reality check. What and where did this phrase come from. Smelling coffee ? Why ? Does it mean more than the smell itself, or is there a hidden meaning behind the mere philosophy of the cocoa bean ? I wonder and have no recollect on this. Perhaps some of my most educated, versatile and aware well wishers, would have an answer …
I travel to Egypt after long years. This visual is from my visit in 1991, in Cairo at the Pyramids and the historic Sphinx. A most memorable trip, if ever there was one .. the love and the affection of the Egyptians, their hospitality, their compassion and their extreme love for cinema, cannot be described in words. I can never ever forget those moments, those days spent in the midst of fraternity so loved and so caring towards their visitors …my sincere thanks to them in every walk of life … 24 years is a long time to be away from Cairo, though I did come for a visit in between to the Alexandria film Festival in the Northern part of the country, for a day, in the middle of my shooting in Los Angeles for Sanjay Gupta’s film with Sunjay Dutt and others …
I was there in Cairo before the 1991 visit as well. It was for the shooting of ‘Great Gambler’ around 1975 .. but little was known of the Industry and least of all me .. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the most popular name then and for his great association and friendship with the President of Egypt, Nasser. The Oberoi Hotel was a place where we shot extensively and of course the Pyramids. The deserts were equally attractive, especially the tents out in the open and a song picturisation with Zeenat Aman. Most of those days is a blur in memory , but what remained then and now is and was the people … warm friendly and so compassionate ..
I go now with an earnestness to be in the midst of my friends and Ef in Cairo, to be a part of the celebrations that are conducted each year in the context of India -Egypt relations, an India Day by the Nile .. with an assurance to all the Ef from the region that I shall meet them and shall give my details as soon as I have them .. perhaps by tomorrow … so that those that are planning to travel miles to reach Cairo, are not inconvenienced in any manner ..
There is so much history in the civilisation of this great country, the culture, the standards of life, learning and its magnificent contribution to the Wonders of the World … it would require several years of learning to discover and gather all there is to know in this most strategically placed country .. almost a great point of unity among the East and the West, because of its geographic positioning ..
There have been great writings that have come out form here, great literature and academics, and I feel so honoured and humbled, that during my visit the very prestigious and renowned Academy of Arts, has decided to honour me with a Doctorate in the field of arts and culture. This is a rare distinction I am told, and I am most overwhelmed by its decision. I am but a very small and almost insignificant part of the fraternity of films from my country and find it most honourable on the part of the Academy to decorate me. They do not decorate me, indeed they recognise the film industry of India, and for that I am most grateful …
I must brag about one incident though. During my stay in Cairo for the Alexandria visit, I spent a night in a Hotel in Cairo, or perhaps a couple of nights, which was during the WW 2, being used as a residence of the Allied Forces, and the room I was in was where the legendary Field Marshal Montgomery of Great Britain had stayed. It was his room during the time of the war !!
Some of the more extraordinary visits in Egypt were to the son et lumierè at the Pyramids, the commentary on the site given by the iconic Richard Burton. Then there was Luxor and its monuments and the sound and light there, the Valley of the Kings, with its underground excavations, the Museum and the great artefacts of the time of the Pharaohs .. just an endless excursion of history and astonishing art work both in the objects as also the building and the preservation of the Mummies and the possessions of the Kings through time ..
That backdrop may be of New York, but how coincidental for me to be in possession of this picture as I write, for on my way back from Cairo, as I changed flight at London Heathrow and took off for USA, my daughter called from Delhi, urgently asking me to put the Tv on. Being airborne just then it was not possible to do that, but soon peculiar things started to happen. The plane diverted and abandoned take off, went back to Bay, stating unusual circumstances. On reaching the lobby area of the airport, there was immense tension that one could experience .. and then … I realised .. there were crowds of travellers gathered in front of the Tv sets .. and .. I actually saw LIVE, the 2 planes crashing into the Twin Towers in New York .. the 9/11 attack !!!
It has been late today, and for this I must apologise, but there are times in a day when it does become difficult to pull away from certain activities… activities that relate to years and days gone by .. of times well spent .. of times of great adversity and rancour ..
Blood shall always remain thicker than water .. and it is sometimes important in life to accept this renowned adage, to experience and share it and to know that they that confess relation of blood, shall ever be that … your own !!
Good night dear ones … may you be in ‘blood relation’ in family and in extended realm …!!
Amitabh Bachchan
I visited Cairo in 1999. One of the airport staff and next morning one of the hotel staff told me the exact same thing:"Amitabh is in town."
It was very late when I reached Cairo airport so I simply ignored the welcome comment about my famous fellow countryman. The next day morning it did not feel like a coincidence bumping into a solitary over zealous fan. I had a longer chat with the hotel hospitality. Less about planning my stay and more about how AB was perceived by locals.
I discovered that AB movies were frequently telecast by the national broadcaster because the escapist movies were well liked for holding up traditional family values.
On my way back I happened to get in a conversation with a Peruvian. Without taking names I mentioned about the adulation in Egypt for a famous movie star from India. He promptly shot back, "AmitaBachan".
It is one thing to hear that iconic names from Hindi Film Industry have a tremendous recall value outside traditional overseas market. And another to experience it first hand with a bunch of strangers in far off place within a very short space of time.
Cocktail Party Linguistics: Explaining English plurals to non-linguists
Sometimes you go to a party and tell people you’re a linguist and, after asking how many languages you speak, someone asks you to explain linguistics. Sometimes I use a biology analogy, but other times, if the person looks particularly interested, I give them a real example of a language pattern that most people don’t notice.
There are a few characteristics of good examples for non-linguists: they involve English or another language the person speaks, and the pattern is very straightforward once you explain it, but it’s something that they wouldn’t have noticed on their own. One of my favourite examples is voicing distinctions in the English plural system. Here’s how I explain it. Try it yourself while reading to get the full effect (make sure you don’t whisper though).
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"We have “cat”, “top”, “bike” and “blick” in the s group." क k, च c, ट ṭ, त t, प p (appearing on middle line in iOS Hindi Keyboard) belong to अल्पप्राण, अघोष (voiceless). , स्पर्श group of consonants - or the first consonants from guttural, palatal, retroflex, dental and labial set.
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"and “dog”, “bird”, “cab” and “wug” in the z group" ग g, ज j, ड ḍ, द d, ब b (appearing on top line in iOS Hindi Keyboard) belong to अल्पप्राण, घोष (voiced), स्पर्श group of consonants - or the third consonants from guttural, palatal, retroflex, dental and labial set.
C) the महाप्राण variants of voiceless A) are ख kh, छ ch, ठ ṭh, थ th, फ ph which appear in middle row when accessed after pressing SHIFT key.
D) the महाप्राण variants of voiced C) are घ gh jh, झ, ढ ḍh, ध dh, भ bh which appear in top row when accessed after pressing SHIFT key.
See http://pandimi.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/sanskritalphabets/ with guttural, palatal, retroflex, dental and labial colour coding of Sanskrit alphabet.
Should we estimate the height of an adult when he was say 7 years old or is it better to determine how tall a 7 year old is likely to be as an adult? What if West Indies was asked to play towards a target of 178 in 50 overs with the knowledge that only 30 overs are possible? This means that the target for the loss of 0 through 4 wickets is still 107 but it increases to 122/5, 139/6, 153/7, 163/8 or 172/9. In order to win the match by wickets, West Indies had to score the 50 over target in less than 30 overs and in that case the match would be deemed complete as a heavy victory saving more than 120 balls. To tie the match the tenth wicket falls with scores level.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO I began asking my friends and family to tell me their passwords. I had come to believe that these tiny personalized codes get a bum rap. Yes, I understand why passwords are universally despised: the strains they put on our memory, the endless demand to update them, their sheer number. I hate them, too. But there is more to passwords than their annoyance. In our authorship of them, in the fact that we construct them so that we (and only we) will remember them, they take on secret lives. Many of our passwords are suffused with pathos, mischief, sometimes even poetry. Often they have rich back stories. A motivational mantra, a swipe at the boss, a hidden shrine to a lost love, an inside joke with ourselves, a defining emotional scar — these keepsake passwords, as I came to call them, are like tchotchkes of our inner lives. They derive from anything: Scripture, horoscopes, nicknames, lyrics, book passages. Like a tattoo on a private part of the body, they tend to be intimate, compact and expressive.
Read: The Secret Life of Passwords
Ch@nged!t
Some passwords had to be shared at a firm I worked in the 1990s. My team was spread out in an open plan office. "What's the password", was the call as shouted out across the floor. Somehow the team password got associated with free-for-all. I did believe then and hold on to this belief even now, that people do not act differently because they were simply unaware before. Hence a gentle advice isn't the way forward. People generally know what they do and why they do it. That is why the password I set was - "Changed it". The password could still be shouted out but it became slightly more secure.
1-year-old elephant defends itself against 14 lions
Can an average lion kill an average elephant? Depends on what the term average means. If we are talking about an average sized bull elephant and an average sized male lion then two lions can take down an elephant.
Generally a matriarch will lead a herd of elephants comprising of female elephants and young ones. In a pride of lions, lionesses look after the hunting. On an average, a group of lionesses hunting together will not take on a herd of elephants led by a matriarch.
An adult lion will try to take down the elephant. An elephant will stay on all fours for the best chance of survival.
Here are two relevant links both largely referring to research carried out by Prof Karen McComb(University of Sussex):
http://io9.com/5783722/old-female-elephants-are-lion-fighting-geniuses
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/15/older-elephants-know-the-best-anti-lion-moves/#.VGLdvYjuGrU
So why was the cub alone? "Where are the other elephants?" Is the question asked in the clip.
"Why does he keep coming back?" "I don’t know. He’s not smart."
For that we need a backstory. In the absence of one, we can rely on this famous scene from the 1986 film, Naam where one unarmed man survives six goons with weapons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJn4yxVFlfw
The cub noticing that the pride was not using its strength in numbers opted for attack as the best defence. Listen closely and you'll hear the elephant mumble,
".. one who hits me first, I swear I won't let him live"
