The basic courtesies make sport not only pleasurable but possible. Without courtesies, however lame, however insincere, there is no sport. If sport wasn’t only a game, it wouldn’t be sport. We don’t pay good money to see two gangs of men who hate each other try to rip each other’s heads off; we pay to […]
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The Ashes is becoming more and more humiliating for England with every passing day. And two guys are doing their best to ensure it. Not McGrath and Warne, nor is it Ponting and Hussey.
Will Luke and Martin Williamson are the folks that commentate on Cricinfo.com during the Ashes, and their attack of England is scathing, […]
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That Queen Elizabeth would podcast her Christmas message became a popular news story. However, the message itself was excellent. It combined the wisdom and the fears of a conservative family woman who has seen the world transform rapidly, mostly for the worse — terrorism, insecurity, the disintegration of the family. A short, but good read […]
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Chanced to listen to the soundtrack of Pokkiri (Tamil) yesterday. Have been listening to it ever since. A friend tells me that some / most of the songs are carbon copies of the original Telugu soundtrack. Haven’t listened to them, so these tracks sound fresh to me. My thoughts on the album…
1. Dol Dol Thaan […]
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Question: Which product has spawned fan groups, blogs, forums, design reviews, product reviews, specs, development roadmaps etc, even before anyone knows if it is in development at all?
Answer: The Apple iPhone.
There have been rumours and rumours, to the extent that all of us believe that the marriage between the iPod and the phone is underway. […]
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The Hindu carries an interesting article (reprinted from The Guardian, UK) by Daniel Whitaker that compares the Iraq invasion to the American occupation of the Philippines a century ago. Mr. Whitaker bemoans the fact the US overlooked a parallel in history…
…the Americans had not done their research on the people, nor did they have any […]
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Couldn’t be better for a United fan, as the Reds draw Lille, probably the easiest opponents. At least considering that Man U could have been drawn against Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Roma, Lille look like godsend. I think United lost against Lille away last year, but this time, Sir Alex’s men should master […]
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You’ve surely received this mail previously, haven’t you? Many times everyday…
Recently, in Bangalore, a young girl was being treated for a heart ailment. She was responding well to treatment, until…
Doctors realised that there were fluctuations in the life support system. And after prolonged fluctuations, the device collapsed, taking the girl’s life.
It was found later that […]
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