Twelve teams are competing this season and Team India will be the pre-tournament favourites which begins tonight at The Lord Cricket Ground, London.
Team India looks promising and eager to encore the performance of the last season.Let's have a slide show of the key moments of the First Twenty 20 world cup held in South Africa in 2007
All the best for Team India to bring back Cup. Jai Ho!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Happy Birth Day Rafa
23 years ago, in the beautiful Island of Mallorca, a cute baby boy named Rafa Nadal arrived in this world as a precious little gift to his family…
Today, 8 years after becoming a professional tennis player, ‘Nadalek’ (as he’s famously called by his friends) has become an inspiration to millions of people around the world, who not only follow him for his incredible talent but also admire him and respect him for the simple fact that they see in him, their hopes and dreams.
From the bottom of our hearts, we’d like to thank you Rafa…For your kind heart, your respect towards others, your perseverance, your honesty, your strength, your mentality, your character, your attitude towards life, but on top of everything, we’d like to thank you for the millions of times you’ve filled our lives with joy and beautiful memories that we will cherish for the rest of our lives.
Happy B-day!! We wish you all the best for today and always…. You deserve it all the way!
coutesy: RN.com
Today, 8 years after becoming a professional tennis player, ‘Nadalek’ (as he’s famously called by his friends) has become an inspiration to millions of people around the world, who not only follow him for his incredible talent but also admire him and respect him for the simple fact that they see in him, their hopes and dreams.
From the bottom of our hearts, we’d like to thank you Rafa…For your kind heart, your respect towards others, your perseverance, your honesty, your strength, your mentality, your character, your attitude towards life, but on top of everything, we’d like to thank you for the millions of times you’ve filled our lives with joy and beautiful memories that we will cherish for the rest of our lives.
Happy B-day!! We wish you all the best for today and always…. You deserve it all the way!
coutesy: RN.com
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Long live Rafa
03 June is the birthday for the 'King of clay' Rafael Nadal as he is turning 23 tomorrow. He accomplished some great things in last one year (2008-09). He accumulated one more French Open in 2008 and went on to an epic Wimbledon final win to acquire Wimbledon title. Then he conquered Roger as No.1 spot in ATP and then won the Olympics gold medal.
2009, he started the season with a bang – winning Australian open title for the first time and then grabbed 3 masters title in Indian wells, Monte Carlo and Rome; also he comfortably defended the Barcelona open title. And then one of the huge shock of his lifetime, he knocked out of French open '09 in the fourth round. He accepted the defeat graciously and preparing for the Wimbledon, this could be huge task for him to defend the crown. My best wishes to him for long live and to produce some awesome tennis in coming days.
2009, he started the season with a bang – winning Australian open title for the first time and then grabbed 3 masters title in Indian wells, Monte Carlo and Rome; also he comfortably defended the Barcelona open title. And then one of the huge shock of his lifetime, he knocked out of French open '09 in the fourth round. He accepted the defeat graciously and preparing for the Wimbledon, this could be huge task for him to defend the crown. My best wishes to him for long live and to produce some awesome tennis in coming days.
Does RG, a graveyard of champions?
We are in second week of the French open; already most of the former grand slams champions were sent home packing. Only Roger Federer from Men's singles and Serena Williams are hanging around till fourth round. Nadals, Novaks, Safins, Hewitts, Roddicks catched the early flight from men's section. And in the women's side the defending champion Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams were sent home.
After watching the tournament till fourth round, one could imagine does Roland Garros turning out to be a graveyard of champions? You have to agree to an extend, because most players arrived at the tournament after a tight packed hard court and relatively short clay court season. Already, Rafa and some other players complained about the long schedule of hard court season which makes the players very tired soon.
Do ATP & WTA reconsider the tournament schedule and will they give enough break in-between tournaments?
After watching the tournament till fourth round, one could imagine does Roland Garros turning out to be a graveyard of champions? You have to agree to an extend, because most players arrived at the tournament after a tight packed hard court and relatively short clay court season. Already, Rafa and some other players complained about the long schedule of hard court season which makes the players very tired soon.
Do ATP & WTA reconsider the tournament schedule and will they give enough break in-between tournaments?
என்ன கொடும சரவணா!!!
இன்னைக்கு ஒரு விசயத்த கேள்வி பட்டுட்டு சிரிக்கவா இல்ல அழவா ன்னு தெரியல. தட்ஸ் தமிழ் வெப் சைட்ல இந்த செய்தி
யாரு வேனாலும் அரசியலுக்கு வரலாம், கட்சி தொடங்கலாம் ன்னு நம்ம இந்திய ஜனநாயகம் அனுமதி கொடுத்திருக்கு;அந்த பாவத்துக்கு நிறைய தண்டனைய ஏற்கனவே விஜயகாந்த், சரத்குமார், த.ராஜேந்தர், கார்த்திக் மூலமா நம்ம தமிழ் நாடு அரசியல் சந்திச்சுருக்கு. இந்த வரிசைல இன்னொரு அரசியல் தற்குறி 'இளைய தளபதி' விஜய். இந்த சினிமா காரனுக பில்ட் அப் பண்ணி பண்ணியே பெரிய ஆளு அயிடுவானுக அதுக்கு விஜய் ஒரு நல்ல உதாரணம். சினிமா உலகத்துக்கு தன்னுடைய தந்தையாரால் அறிமுகபடுத்தபட்டு சில மூன்றாம் தர மட்டமான படங்கள் மூலமும், தெலுங்கு, ஹிந்தி, மலையாள மொழி மறுதயாரிப்பு படங்கள் மூலமும் தன்னை தானே பிரபலப்படுத்தி(?!?!) கொண்டவர் இவர். மாற்று மொழி மறுதயரிப்புகளில் நடிப்பதை தவிர ஒன்றும் தெரியாது என்று பல்வேறு தரப்பினரால் விமர்சனம் செய்யபடுபவர்.
தமிழ் நாட்டில் எல்லோரும் அரசியல் கட்சி அரம்பித்து விட்டால், பின்னர் யாரு தான் ஓட்டு போடுறது? ஏற்கனவே ஒரு நடிகர் தான் ஒரு நல்ல ஓட்டு பிரிப்ப்பாளர் என்ற பெருமையயை இந்த நாடாளுமன்ற தேர்தலில் நிலைநாட்டி விட்டார், அந்த பாணியில் இன்னொரு கொடுமை தமிழ் நாட்டை தாக்க ஆரம்பிக்க போகிறது.
இந்த அம்மா ஆட்சிக்கு வந்தா இந்த தமிழ் நாட்டை யாராலும் காபத முடியாது ன்னு வசனம் பேசிய நடிகர் கூட அரசியலுக்கு வரவா வேண்டாமா ன்னு முடிவு எடுக்க தெரியாம முழிக்குராறு! அனா வெறும் ஐம்பது படங்களில் நடித்து முடிச்ச உடனே அரசியலுக்கு வரான் அப்படின்னா அவனுக்கு அழிவு காலம் அரம்பிசுடிச்சு ன்னு சொல்றத விட வேற ஒன்னும் சொல்ல தோனல.
அரசியல்நா படத்துல பேசுற வசனம் மாதிரின்னு நினைசுட்டாரு, அதுக்கு நாட்டோட பொருளாதாரம், நிர்வாகம், அரசியல் தந்திரம், சமயோசித புத்தி, மக்களோட செல்வாக்கு, மக்களோட அன்றாட பிரச்சனைகள் பற்றிய அறிவு அப்படின்னு நிறைய திறமைகள் வேணும் பா... போயி புள்ள குட்டிகள படிக்க வைக்க பாருங்க.
ஏற்னகவே படத்துல நடிச்சு எங்கள கொல்ற, அரசியல் வேறையா? என்ன கொடுமை சரவணா? தாங்காதுடா.
யாரு வேனாலும் அரசியலுக்கு வரலாம், கட்சி தொடங்கலாம் ன்னு நம்ம இந்திய ஜனநாயகம் அனுமதி கொடுத்திருக்கு;அந்த பாவத்துக்கு நிறைய தண்டனைய ஏற்கனவே விஜயகாந்த், சரத்குமார், த.ராஜேந்தர், கார்த்திக் மூலமா நம்ம தமிழ் நாடு அரசியல் சந்திச்சுருக்கு. இந்த வரிசைல இன்னொரு அரசியல் தற்குறி 'இளைய தளபதி' விஜய். இந்த சினிமா காரனுக பில்ட் அப் பண்ணி பண்ணியே பெரிய ஆளு அயிடுவானுக அதுக்கு விஜய் ஒரு நல்ல உதாரணம். சினிமா உலகத்துக்கு தன்னுடைய தந்தையாரால் அறிமுகபடுத்தபட்டு சில மூன்றாம் தர மட்டமான படங்கள் மூலமும், தெலுங்கு, ஹிந்தி, மலையாள மொழி மறுதயாரிப்பு படங்கள் மூலமும் தன்னை தானே பிரபலப்படுத்தி(?!?!) கொண்டவர் இவர். மாற்று மொழி மறுதயரிப்புகளில் நடிப்பதை தவிர ஒன்றும் தெரியாது என்று பல்வேறு தரப்பினரால் விமர்சனம் செய்யபடுபவர்.
தமிழ் நாட்டில் எல்லோரும் அரசியல் கட்சி அரம்பித்து விட்டால், பின்னர் யாரு தான் ஓட்டு போடுறது? ஏற்கனவே ஒரு நடிகர் தான் ஒரு நல்ல ஓட்டு பிரிப்ப்பாளர் என்ற பெருமையயை இந்த நாடாளுமன்ற தேர்தலில் நிலைநாட்டி விட்டார், அந்த பாணியில் இன்னொரு கொடுமை தமிழ் நாட்டை தாக்க ஆரம்பிக்க போகிறது.
இந்த அம்மா ஆட்சிக்கு வந்தா இந்த தமிழ் நாட்டை யாராலும் காபத முடியாது ன்னு வசனம் பேசிய நடிகர் கூட அரசியலுக்கு வரவா வேண்டாமா ன்னு முடிவு எடுக்க தெரியாம முழிக்குராறு! அனா வெறும் ஐம்பது படங்களில் நடித்து முடிச்ச உடனே அரசியலுக்கு வரான் அப்படின்னா அவனுக்கு அழிவு காலம் அரம்பிசுடிச்சு ன்னு சொல்றத விட வேற ஒன்னும் சொல்ல தோனல.
அரசியல்நா படத்துல பேசுற வசனம் மாதிரின்னு நினைசுட்டாரு, அதுக்கு நாட்டோட பொருளாதாரம், நிர்வாகம், அரசியல் தந்திரம், சமயோசித புத்தி, மக்களோட செல்வாக்கு, மக்களோட அன்றாட பிரச்சனைகள் பற்றிய அறிவு அப்படின்னு நிறைய திறமைகள் வேணும் பா... போயி புள்ள குட்டிகள படிக்க வைக்க பாருங்க.
ஏற்னகவே படத்துல நடிச்சு எங்கள கொல்ற, அரசியல் வேறையா? என்ன கொடுமை சரவணா? தாங்காதுடா.
Napping at work
Siesta – ruling me nowadays; though my lunch is limited to a bowl of rice, I have struggled to come out of the midday nap today. I can barely keep my eyes open. There were no concerns with my tasks as I could carry on as usual and more importantly, no one around me seems to be bothered about.
When I browse through net, this is what I got about this midday napping:
"We all have a biological clock, located in our brain, whose function is to alert us throughout the day. Research has enlightened us to the fact that there is a natural dip in the alerting power of the clock. This dip occurs in the mid-afternoon. Therefore, an afternoon nap or "siesta" will increase our overall alertness if we are not quite getting all the sleep we need in the evening."
On the other hand, physiologists support snoozing while work:
…Sleeping on the job used to be grounds for dismissal. But now, years after Cornell University psychologist James Maas coined the term "power nap," companies are beginning to embrace the practice. Today, Nike (NKE ) and Deloitte Consulting are among those that encourage employees to add a midday snooze to their to-do lists. Sleep scientist Sara Mednick applauds this trend. Mednick, a researcher at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego and author of the new book Take a Nap! Change Your Life (Workman Publishing), says napping can enhance productivity. Source
I found one more article The cost of sleeping on the job from cnn
There are number of books on Art of napping at work; what I can do with this new information about napping?
Will our companies really make time for this? Is there any formal support and policies around this?
You can add as many questions to the heap, but the response will be NO without any doubt!
When I browse through net, this is what I got about this midday napping:
"We all have a biological clock, located in our brain, whose function is to alert us throughout the day. Research has enlightened us to the fact that there is a natural dip in the alerting power of the clock. This dip occurs in the mid-afternoon. Therefore, an afternoon nap or "siesta" will increase our overall alertness if we are not quite getting all the sleep we need in the evening."
On the other hand, physiologists support snoozing while work:
…Sleeping on the job used to be grounds for dismissal. But now, years after Cornell University psychologist James Maas coined the term "power nap," companies are beginning to embrace the practice. Today, Nike (NKE ) and Deloitte Consulting are among those that encourage employees to add a midday snooze to their to-do lists. Sleep scientist Sara Mednick applauds this trend. Mednick, a researcher at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego and author of the new book Take a Nap! Change Your Life (Workman Publishing), says napping can enhance productivity. Source
I found one more article The cost of sleeping on the job from cnn
There are number of books on Art of napping at work; what I can do with this new information about napping?
Will our companies really make time for this? Is there any formal support and policies around this?
You can add as many questions to the heap, but the response will be NO without any doubt!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Overwhelming blues
The probability of mine struck into blues seemingly increasing month-by-month; when I assess the reason, it won't be quite strange to realize the fact that due to susceptible financial commitments, mundane tasks, when personal favourites (in sports) kicked out of the key tournaments and I keep on add more facts to the list. But right now, the reason is void… alas the system got struck and awaits much needed break.
To me blues seems to be a never ending game like Indian politics; But the proportion of which growing is certainly unacceptable - But how to get rid of this eternally? Does anyone succeed this before? Need to break the shackles desperately, because tranquil sleeping gone for a toss for last couple of weeks.
I found very tough to move from this phase where level of reasoning is dried up and possibility of learning is very lean. On the whole, I am comfortably with the blues right now… and its starts to overwhelm.
Meet you in next post with fresh frame of mind
To me blues seems to be a never ending game like Indian politics; But the proportion of which growing is certainly unacceptable - But how to get rid of this eternally? Does anyone succeed this before? Need to break the shackles desperately, because tranquil sleeping gone for a toss for last couple of weeks.
I found very tough to move from this phase where level of reasoning is dried up and possibility of learning is very lean. On the whole, I am comfortably with the blues right now… and its starts to overwhelm.
Meet you in next post with fresh frame of mind
Where is my Rafa?
One of the biggest shocks of this year: "Rafa knocked out of Roland Garros in the fourth round". Obviously last Sunday was the black day for all Rafa fans. I just can't control my emotions and tears to see Rafa losing which puts history book undisturbed. He fought, fought, fought and perished and admitted graciously that he didn’t play his best tennis. Win and loses are part and parcel of sports said my mind but my heart tends to unaccept this fact. I love to watch Rafa winning every point he plays, but when he lost 3 sets in a single match that too in clay where he said to be invincible! I just can't believe and it will take time for me to come out of this shock.
"I must accept my defeats with the same level of calm that I accept my victories" – Rafa, what could we expect from a 22 year old lad who accept the defeat graciously. I could see a great fighter and a matured human in him that made him as a great inspiration to me.
Moving forward, I hope him to come back strong and produce some amazing tennis to defend his Wimbledon title. Rafa, Irrespective of your win-lose record, I am with you.
Vamos Rafa - you can do it again because you are "Rafael Nadal" and for you impossible is nothing.
"I must accept my defeats with the same level of calm that I accept my victories" – Rafa, what could we expect from a 22 year old lad who accept the defeat graciously. I could see a great fighter and a matured human in him that made him as a great inspiration to me.
Moving forward, I hope him to come back strong and produce some amazing tennis to defend his Wimbledon title. Rafa, Irrespective of your win-lose record, I am with you.
Vamos Rafa - you can do it again because you are "Rafael Nadal" and for you impossible is nothing.
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