tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208435032011-04-21T19:31:21.935-04:00QbiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02651088778887266704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20843503.post-15269312677832819592006-11-29T12:16:00.001-05:002006-11-29T12:16:20.086-05:00

Check this story. Do I think it's OK to have Wal-Mart in India? No.

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The blog is going to be irregular, as if it matters. Likely there won't be any posting this week, perhaps a couple next week, and hopefully another round of Ashes blognotes, before I lose interest. To think of it, I haven't posted any of our email exchanges so far, but I'm trying.

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Well, a quick look at the first two days of an well-hyped Ashes surely points out to something, which is, there hasn't been a single element of surprise except that Ashley Giles MBE turned out to be England's second best bowler on day one. So far, the script is executed to its last detail. I have been exchanging emails with two good friends, one is an Aussie and at Brisbane, and of course, my

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with Performancing for Firefox if it lives up to the PROMISE: "a full featured FREE Blog Editor built right into your browser".

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Nowadays you can hardly talk about marriage and not feel the dark insecurity of the vast majority of men and women, many of whom would go a long way, only short of death, to hold on to their tightly guarded paranoia that marriage has everything to do with a man and a woman. The rest of us who suggest otherwise could take a blipping vacation at Guantanamo.Little wonder why in a party last week, a

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"Both those men (Cheney and Rumsfeld) are doing fantastic jobs and I strongly support them," Bush said in an interview with The Associated Press and others, only a week ago. Now one of them, Don Rumsfeld is gone. A lot of people are saying it was about time. I don't agree with them. If anything, it's two years too late. He should have been allowed to resign when the Abu Ghraib scandal surfaced (

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Read here how magician David Copperfield tricked REAL robbers in REAL time in REAL life.If you are wondering whether or not it was just a big publicity stunt, then you should also know this : the robbers got REAL jail time. Although DC tricked his way out, his assistants weren't so lucky. According to the report:The assistants handed over money and a cellphone, but the illusionist turned his

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It's a humble experience for every sports fan recuperating from the the greatly depressing World Series between the Cardinals and the Tigers, but your misery is officially over. You can now sit back, relax, and enjoy LeBron, Kobe, and Dwyane.By the way, if you are voting tomorrow, leave a note that you want David Stern in 2008. Trust me, I have my reasons.Well, we are now a week (a week!) into

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Okay. John Kerry is not Jay Leno. He gets an F- when it comes to cutting jokes — although in his most recent "mission botched", perhaps the most significant after his 2004 presidential campaign, it was very much apparent, once you take the pain to interpret the ill-fated words in the context of the speech, that he was referring to President Bush and not the troops. John Kerry's aides say the

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For a change, George Bush set his eyes on the future. Chit-chatting with a select group of seven conservative journalists in the White House last week, the president made known in his usual cock-sure way how he would like to be remembered fifty years from now. He said, “I firmly believe that some day American presidents will be looking back at this period in time, saying, ‘Thank goodness they saw

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Reggie Bush is in the news again, this time for all the wrong reasons. A Yahoo Sports investigation going on for eight months uncovered evidence that Bush and his family "appear to have accepted financial benefits more than $100,000 from prospective agents while at USC."Please help yourself with the details from the above link, but the evidence is enough to convince me that Reggie violated the

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"Let me just first tell you that I've never been more convinced that the decisions I made are the right decisions" — George Bush addressing a few columnists in the White House on Tuesday. . [Link] The words "right decisions" sound ominous to my ears because unless someone helps Bush distinguish the right from wrong, his rhetoric indicates there would be more such "right decisions" .Bush is

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There are good jokes, bad jokes, and PJs. Now there's a new kid in the block, the DJ — a deadly joke, a joke that could lead you to years of imprisonment and perhaps cost your life. You'd think I'm joking. I wish I were, but sadly, I'm not. That's what happened to Hadi Al-Mutaif, a young Saudi whose joke about the Prophet Muhammad didn't go down well with the Saudi authorities. As a result he's

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Since I am not getting the time to slap together a few paragraphs, here are some links that you might enjoy. The good thing about Frank Rich of The New York Times is that he's grounded unlike some of his esteemed colleagues. In his recent column "Donald Rumsfeld's Dance With the Nazis", FR noted that, Here's how brazen Mr. Rumsfeld was when he invoked Hitler's appeasers to score his cheap points:

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A wise man once said, "To those who can dream there is no such place as faraway." To USA basketball, such faraway places include Indianapolis, Athens, and Saitama.The onus was on Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his chosen band of hoopies (if hip is to ... you get the point) and the hoopla that went along with it. It made a strong cocktail — rich in taste, but poor for health. Few, if any, question the

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The clinical observation of Bobbie Johnson that - a handful of blogs get a shitload of hits, while a shitload of blogs get a handful of hits, was spot on. Thinking about it, I realized, the observation has a more universal appeal. a handful of guys/gals get a shitload of dates, while a shitload of guys/gals get a handful of dates. a handful of programs get a shitload of viewers, while a shitload

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For all you grinning suckers of freebies this post by Richard Adams is a must read.

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While the shaky Middle East cease-fire continues to survive despite occasional breaches by the Israeli defense forces, recent media reports suggest that a deal between Israel and Hezbollah, involving a prisoner swap, is under way. An Egyptian daily even went as far as to report that the exchange could take place within two to three weeks [Link]. In 2004, a Germany brokered deal " saw the return

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He's a funny man. And he's always rubbing it on the BIG FAT sports egos. Love him, or hate him, he's right there with the wits of Woody Allen albeit in the world of sports.The guy, officially known as T. J. Simers, is a sports columnist of the Los Angeles Times. The Big Lead did a terrific job interviewing him, although I'd have probed more on Simers' daughter who doesn't get dates. But I guess

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Regardless of what you think about the ongoing war on terror, you should check out these articles on terrorism and its impact on our daily lives. 1. Lionel Shriver thinks we should worry more about road safety and smoking, and less about terrorism. 2. Natalie Bennett argues that responses to threats are typically disproportionate and represent irrational use of resources.

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Had there been a competition of the most dubious cricket umpire in our lives, Darrell Hair would be a runaway winner. When I say "runaway winner" I mean no one, not even Steve "please ... please slooooooooooooooooowly give the finger a raise" Bucknor would come close.I agree with the most aggrieved minds who think Bucknor had been brutal recently, and the cricketers from the subcontinent were the

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Although the Bush administration is noted for aggressively endorsing unconstitutional methods as critical tools in its declared war on terror, so far it has apparently stayed away from techniques based on racial, ethnic, and religious profiling. In the wake of the alleged massive terror plot uncovered in the United Kingdom, Representative Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Homeland Security

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You, like any other good citizen have put your faith in the Government to do everything in their power to guarantee your security and freedom. And you, an honorable tax-paying law abiding citizen also expect the Government to do so without violating your rights under the constitution, and without encroaching your privacy and without dooming your civil liberties.As it has become increasingly

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My take on independence day hasn't changed much over the years for I know amidst all the hullabaloo, the people who actually fought for our freedom are largely forgotten. If you care to remember, our freedom was not exactly handed over to us on a platter served with mango pickles and rice. It was a hard fought one.Celebrating independence is a good thing by itself. Among other things, we are

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Better late than never. After about eight months of blogging, I finally realized that I could never become a prolific blogger. For one, I am too lazy and secondly, I am full of "what's the point" attitude. This is not to say that I am giving up, for I am not. At the same time I know that there will be unavoidable gaps between successive posts. So, here's my plan to keep the blog running and

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Sourav Ganguly is back. Not quite. He has found his place in the 30-man preliminary team for the Champions Trophy, selected by our four wise men. After all the rumors about how the team management has insisted for a shorter list of 22-25 to keep Sourav out of contention, his inclusion must have raised a few eyebrows here and there.Whether Sourav is going to make the final cut is a trillion dollar

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I am still collecting my incoherent thoughts to get into some of the deeper issues in the Middle East. In my last post I argued that any UN resolution must seek to balance the aspirations of the conflicting parties. In hindsight I feel that it was an incomplete assessment.In my analysis I ignored the entirety of the situation--the tangle involving Palestinians, Hamas, Syria and Iran and instead

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Since Israel was carved out in 1948, creating the largest refugee population at that time, a few things have stood the test of time: Israel enjoying a free hand without facing any consequences whatsoever, Arab refugees never having their concerns really addressed, the US pursuing a sugar daddy policy towards Israel and ignoring pleas for a more compassionate and balanced approach, and the United

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As the pounding of Lebanon at the hands of Israeli forces continues, the latest carnage claiming more than 60 civilian lives including 37 children has sent fresh shock waves around the world.The civilians, already displaced from previous attacks took refuge in the basement of a three storey building in the town of Qana, 11 kilometers from the Israeli border. The house was flattened by a series of

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Steve Harmison and Monty PanesarAccolades are not enough for the English pair who clinically assasinated the hapless Pakistanis. They shared all the 19 wickets (one was run out in the first innings) between them and returned with individual match figures of 11/76 (Harmison) and 8/93 (Monty)--a fitting tribute to the 50th anniversary of Jim Laker's 19 wicket haul against the Aussies here at Old

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Floyd Landis. Or shall we call him Flawed Landis? Much has been written about the disgraced cyclist who briefly flirted with fame, then made that tortuous journey to the blackhole of cheaters. People familiar with black holes will tell you crossing the event horizon even once seals your fate. There's no coming back. That's how nature works. Asterixed, forever. Sorry Landis.For a sport tarnished

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I'm back--sort of. Taking two weeks off from my normal habitat hasn't gone too well with my blogging habit and I am feeling a bit blogged down at the moment. Just to kick start my addiction one more time, I thought there's nothing better than sharing a few jokes. Montreal Gazette of July 24 compiled the best ones from this year's comedy festival. Of course, due to my limited intellectual capacity

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I will be away for two weeks. Postings will resume from 25th July onwards. Enjoy the World Cup Finals and cheer for the Azzurris. Italy is going to win. I have no reason to believe otherwise. While it is true that I have consistently discounted France and they have proved me wrong for four straight games, it is also true that Italy is srtictly superior in every department of the game. Italy

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Prediction with accuracy limited to my brain size: Portugal:2 France:1Don't get me wrong. I love the crazy Gauls and I love Asterix and Obelix. But we are way past the days of The Gaulish Supermacy. It seems a bit too late to work the magic again with a group of ol' bones (that was my theory proved wrong twice but they say third time lucky). Anyways, don't forget to check out Paul Kelso's

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Awesome awesome awesome game. Absolute cracker. Evenly matched, evenly poised till the last minute. Couldn't have asked for more. Once again Fabio Grosso was right on money. And this time, it was (cough!) legitimate. Ding Dong. Now if you are wondering why, perhaps from an unfortunate memory failure, let me remind you that FG's "flop of the tournament" in the dying seconds of the match against

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-finals has assumed an all Euro attire for the first time since 1982. Missing will be the Latin American fireworks. But that's life. That's World Cup. That's football celebrating the twists and turns of the mousetrap. Germany, Italy, France and Portugal. The last four standing. Only one, Portugal, has never won the Cup or appeared in the Finals. In my previous post I

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In all 28 matches played, Italy has won 13 to Germany's 7. And Germany has never beaten Italy in any competitive match including World Cup encounters. For people who are obsessed with numbers, out of six competitive matches between them, Italy has come out on the top twice, and four matches were drawn. The two Italian victories coming in the 1970 (Semi-final) and 1982 (Final) World Cups.

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals caused all sorts of troubles to the people with so called high FQ (Football Quotient) and to the bookmakers around the world who had Brazil, the favorite, followed closely by Germany, Argentina, and England tied for the second place with almost identical odds permeated by reasonable fluctuations from time to time.Baring Germany, the lone survivor, the journey

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I feel compelled to come up with something outrageous after going 7-1 in the second round. We are now in the quarter-finals, and here's how the future is shaping up ...I wouldn't be too surprised if couple of games go the other way. Argentina over Germany: Talent, talent and talent. Italy over Ukraine: Ukraine shouldn't be here at all. Karma will catch up. Portugal over England: England sucks

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It has been almost three weeks of non-stop breathtaking action from Germany, and finally a much needed break for all sweaty souls around the globe. This is by far one of the best World Cups ever, although the officiating charade continues at an alarming regularity. In case you missed, FIFA has shown red cards to the whistle blowers who stood apart from the rest of the pack. The talented

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Here's hoping that Human Rights Watch groups around the world took due notice of the sufferings of millions who watched the tie between Ukraine and Switzerland.Was it the worst game played in this World Cup ? Absolutely.Was the tortuous play demeaning and dehumanizing to the audience? No question about it.The better game of the day thus belonged to the Azzurri and the Socceroos by default. Our

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Once upon a time, there was God and the hand of God. While God excelled in saving the Queen, hand of God picked her beloved England and threw them out of the 1986 world cup window. Apparently, God who still saves the Queen, and has assumed a recent responsibility of saving the collective ass of the England team.Admit it, England has put up another ordinary performance today but still managed to

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When God is not saving the Queen, God must be pulling the strings for England who looked crippled, handily brought down to their knees because they were playing to the potential not including the hype with a cast of vastly over-rated blokes who should consider themselves just plain ol LUCKY to escape with the win. If this is how it continues, then it's going to be discontinued pretty soon. To be

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Do you know when football wins?When fans of curling start watching. My sources tell me we have one such person finally watching the World Cup. I collected my first pool point as Germany demolished Sweden 2-0. The final score is nowhere close to indicate the overwhelming domination the Germans enjoyed in the proceedings. Even a score of 5-0 would have had left the Swedes little to complain about.

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I wish I could update the World Cup Diary more frequently. Trust me — it makes life a lot easier because I absolutely hate long reports. In sports they always seem to lose me in the end so I don't want to write something which I'm going to hate the very moment I wrap it up. If you did notice, WCD is just a typo away from becoming the most feared acronym in recent times (WMD) and now it's too late

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Were you there? If not, you probably missed the weirdest two minutes of the World Cup. Graham Poll - the British referee stole the show with some hilarious off the board officiating. This is how Scott Murray of The Guardian puts it in his min-by-min coverage of the game:89 min This is all Croatia, who are swinging crosses into a nervous Australia box from either side.90 min: Another red card! But

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ESPN reports that NY Knicks fired Larry Brown, and Isiah Thomas, the president and general manager has taken over as the new head coach. Larry's dream job lasted only one season. According to the report, no financial settlement has been reached with Brown -- in other words the break up gonna be nasty in the coming weeks. If you remember Larry's messy divorce with the Detroit Pistons and now with

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I will keep this short because when it's over, it's over. We're left with plenty of empty beer cans and not many words. And yet we start getting incoherent as if Mr. and Mrs. Profound are waiting to show up.Slowly, the queer feeling of a sense of emptiness continues to engulf our passion, our rooting for the team we thought we care so much about. Then we are sipping coffee with our friend(s) in

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After another disappointing loss to the Miami Heat in the NBA finals, the Dallas Mavericks have metamorphosed into the Dallas Crybabies; the official announcement is awaiting David Stern's approval. The perennial whiners of the NBA are boiling with anger and ferocity, knocking off anything and everything that's within their kicking length, doling out curses for anyone willing to listen. Not a

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How good is Dwyane Wade?Pretty darn good. He's playing at a level right there with MJ. Don't get me wrong. He's not there yet in terms of a total player. But if His Airness is watching, he should also be feeling nostalgic. Wade is that close. He's got that killer instinct going — willing his way out through the defenders and lighting up hopeless situations — like MJ. He can bring a dead game

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The answer is NO. The referee simply followed the rules -- he did not act out of ordinary. Scapegoating the referee is easy but hardly serves any purpose. Sadly, majority of the folks jumping in the "referee screwed us" bandwagon are either ignorant or hopelessly out of touch with the game or how it is played at the top level. Many are not aware of the fact that FIFA issued a circular with new

QbiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02651088778887266704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20843503.post-1150650185983223672006-06-18T12:39:00.000-04:002006-10-31T14:22:36.453-05:00

Apparently a lot of people are upset about the officiating in the match between Italy and USA. They think the Uruguayan referee has denied a USA victory. I am not convinced. In fact I don't even agree to the slightest. Uruguay was never in the holy trio of the axis of evil, so you cannot really claim any bias. The tone of the game was set in the opening minutes with a total of 6/7 fouls committed

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This is insane. The Edmonton Oilers just scored their fourth goal, now leading comfortably 4-0 and the Rexall Palace is going nuts. With only few minutes left to play, we can now look forward to game 7 at Raleigh. Remember folks, Oilers were once down 3-1 in the series, and if they didn't bungle their opportunity in game 1 squandering a 3-0 lead, they could have as well lifted the Stanley Cup

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Serbia & Montenegro's 6-0 suffering in the hands of the mighty Argentines has scared the hell out of British fans, and for a pretty good reason. If England fails to win their group and comes second to Sweden (which seems unlikely), sans any upset they will meet their nemesis in the quarter-final, otherwise England and Argentina square off only in the finals.Speculations aside, can anyone explain

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I am hopelessly behind in updating my World Cup 2006 notebook, but not as bad as the U.S. football team. From what I have seen so far, this World Cup opening round must rank amongst the most entertaining ones in memory. The difference is subtle but profound: most of the teams are now playing with a win first attitude instead of simply holding off the opposition and settling for a sleepy draw.

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It's been only two days of football (soccer for American fans), and suddenly the world looks smaller than ever, my schedule looks tighter than ever, and the adrenaline box, busier than ever. Not often does my left give a high five with my right, and it's happened over the last 48 hours. I am not kidding.The schedule is tailor made for me: the day begins with a FIFA World Cup game, at 7:00 a.m.

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I am under the impression that you are already familiar with our own Blogcritics expert picks for the NBA Finals. If you feel confused, don't take it too hard on yourself, because everyone's feeling that way.But don't lose hope as yet because I am here to take you out of the misery of confusion as our experts are now pitted against each other.Matt Sussman pitched whitewash of Dallas Mavericks. In

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The NBA Finals are on Thursday. A good three days of wait and I haven't started feeling the heat yet. My editor at Blogcritics, bless his soul, boldly predicted sweep by the Heat, and if you keep in mind that he's the same guy who advised against watching the NBA conference finals, you know I will be there to watch his prediction getting swept. Speaking of predictions, I'm done for the season. I

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The gloves are off, folks. According to the Los Angeles Times:The Pentagon has decided to omit from new detainee policies a key tenet of the Geneva Convention that explicitly bans "humiliating and degrading treatment," according to knowledgeable military officials, a step that would mark a further, potentially permanent, shift away from strict adherence to international human rights standards.It

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With only days left for the FIFA World Cup taking place in Germany, security is the biggest concern of the German authorities. BBC reports:Thousands of police, surveillance aircraft, and soldiers trained in anti-chemical warfare are all on duty in Germany this month, making sure the World Cup is remembered only as a sporting spectacle. No freebies for guessing the usual suspects: terrorists and

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Iraq has become like quicksand in slow motion, sinking everyone who has a piece of it, slowly, steadily but surely. Once in a while, an eye opener like Haditha pops out for everyone, left, right and centre, that gives us a chance to look inward and do the necessary crosschecks. A chance, once again to straighten out the mess in Iraq by being objective, admitting the reality, and acting upon

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The news made me sick in my stomach. By now we have become used to occasional deeply troubling stories from Iraq but this one is different. Politics is not my forte, but I understand within my limitations, the value of existence and that the core of my living is supported by an environment promoting life with respect. On May 26, Los Angeles Times reported:Marines from Camp Pendleton wantonly

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The Miami Heat, squandered a golden opportunity. Now they must close out the series at South Beach, or else, go home because they have absolutely zero chance of winning game 7 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Tonight's loss may prove costly for the Heat. The Detroit Pistons, had their back against the wall showing signs of shaked confidence, and rumors surfacing that the players are in

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I happened to come across this interview of Curtly Ambrose in Times of India. It made my day. One of my cherished memories in Cricket happened a good decade ago, in the second semifinal of 1996 Cricket World Cup, between West Indies and Australia at Mohali. With Australia put to bat, Mark Waugh, the Australian great who's in a dazzling form, took strike as Curtly Ambrose, the opening bowler for

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Vanessa Casalegno felt that the game 3 between Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks was weird. She also thought the Suns were pretty careless with the ball leading to their downfall. Now that's part of the story. In my response, I explained why the Suns lost (her comment and my original one can be found here). Below is a reproduction, edited for clarity and details. I don't think it was just a

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We have a problem. The problem is, we don't have a clue what to do with 715. We shrug. We blink. We move on. We fail to rise from our seats. We fail to cheer. There isn't much to care about. Not when 715 defines Barry Bonds.Meanwhile the moment is gone. Our reactions are well past the moment of 715. Let the brickbats continue. Patrick Hruby of ESPN Page 2 recently came up with 616, the number of

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Our own Matt Sussman has spoken his mind. Now Suss is a powerful guy, not in the sense Mike Tyson is, but because he's the sports editor of Blogcritics and everything I write goes through him before it sees the daylight. So when he says something you gotta pay attention. I do. Suss felt that the rest of the NBA postseason will drive him to death by boredom. After all, it seems somewhat

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If you have plans tonight, shelve them. Why? The NBA Western Conference Semifinal deciders: Two Game 7s. The battle of underdogs in the desert: Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers. The battle of Titans in Texas: Defending champion San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks. Lines are drawn. Strategies are in place. The details have been chalked out. Only the executions wait.Nature tells us

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I woke up in the morning with a serious headache. Almost like a zombie, I slowly made my way to the coffee and after going through the news and first cigarette of the day which is always holy and pious, I gradually started to make sense of what's happening around me. Then, as if it's my time for enlightment, I realized two things. Today is Friday and two Game Sixes are going to be played; quite

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Respect -- or the lack of it. The Detroit Pistons have always made it known about how they feel. Rewind to 2005 Eastern Conference Finals. "I don't know if we've gotten the same respect that other champions have, but we use that as motivation," said Chauncey Billups after winning Game 1 against the Miami Heat. Fast forward: 2006 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals prior to Game 1: "It's his

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For everyone associated with the New York Knickerbockers in any form, shape, or, state of matter, I have one word for you:Patience.Be patient. You made the right decision last year when you handed out a five year, $60 million contract to Larry Brown. The right decision as to hire him as a coach and not to overpay him. But then again, it's not my money. And now I hear the reports of buying him

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Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers : Pistons lead 2-1.Ok. No sweep for the Pistons. Frankly I expected one and as usual I was wrong. One reason, of course is, LeBron James took over down the stretch and that's what great players do. And somewhere I know Kobe is watching. James was the difference between the two teams in the fourth quarter when he scored 15 of his 21 points. For the record,

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Barry Bonds is sitting pretty, right where you don't want him to. You say you couldn't care less; and yet you couldn't stop watching him, stop talking about him, nor stop writing about him. He's discussed, dissected and dished for every menu item.If there's anything wrong, it's in the game everyone but baseball plays with him. He only plays baseball.Yes. He's not an endearing one you send invites

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Politely put Kobe's an engima. A true assessment of Kobe Bryant will land him anywhere between a talented dickhead and the one closest to MJ. Real Kobe. Fake Kobe. And I am not talking about the Kobe behind the closed doors with a woman and a chair. Love him or hate him, you should at least agree with me here--the famously contrived persona makes him slip more often than not--something I consider

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Once again BCCI--Board of Control of Cricket in India has shown its true colors.It's odd and it's sad too. Our cricketers, while every one of them enjoys the demigod status for making us,the fans, proud of the game we love and feel so passionate about, often get schooled by the BCCI officials for making remarks that are only fair if taken in the right context and spirit. Right spirit. Freedom of

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For Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers the season is officially over. And we are left with a big question mark on his ever evolving attitude. The more I think about it, more I get convinced. Kobe Bryant sabotaged the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe went 8 for 13 in the first half--hitting four three pointers and managed to keep the Lakers within a striking distance. Trailing by 15 at halftime, the

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Mission impossible? Not any more. Not in the world of the Phoenix Suns. They just became only the eighth team in NBA to accomplish a series win after trailing 3-1.The Suns clinched the seven game series against the Los Angeles Lakers in a 121-90 blowout disappointing everyone who expected another "going down the wire" classic. Nevertheless the first six games provided everything a sports fan

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Hats off to the Phoenix Suns for playing through adversities and still delivering the goods. They managed to fend off the Los Angeles Lakers in two consecutive "win or go home" games and I for one was left eating my own words. Factor in the continued unavailability of their big men (making Kwame Brown look respectable) their performance was nothing short of miraculous. With the series tied 3-3,

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Lightning may not strike twice, but sexual assault allegations can. Just ask the Lakers. The Lakers suddenly find themselves in the midst of another sexual assault controversy. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Police Department said their center-forward Kwame Brown is under investigation into a sexual assault case. The former one was a high-profile drama involving Kobe Bryant that ended without any of

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Los AngelesLos Angeles Clippers. For Clippers' fans, today is special. Till today they have lived every day like any other day. Today is different--they feel something is quite not right--and they are right. Less than twenty four hours ago, their franchise playing as Clippers tasted the first playoff series victory in basketball sending the Denver Nuggers to an early vacation . Last time it

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A week into the NBA playoffs, I have my task cut out: separate the winners from whiners. I hope you understand I am in a difficult position and can't afford to take any chances - no more than the Houston Texans who passed up Reggie Bush (maybe it's odd, but my seventh instinct tells me this is the twenty-first century equivalent of Sam Bowie over MJ). For help I turned to Reverend Thomas Bayes

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Bury Bonds? Hell no! Three away from sharing 714 home runs with Babe, four away from 715 -- breathe easy on vacation. From now the moments are long, the days of wait are longer. And the day he gets there will be marked by few. Technically the order Hank-Babe-Barry will change forever and ironically robbing our cozy "will he won't he" couch. I don't think he wakes up thinking 714. His eyes are

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The NBA playoff plate is sizzling! FlashbackIn not so distant past when I used to be a Los Angelion, the Lakers were having their dream run as Phil Jackson, a.k.a PJ, unleashed the Zen wearing his trademark slippers. Somehow PJ makes things work when it is near impossible to even show up every day without losing your basic sense of sanity. Yet his place as the greatest coach of all time is

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Guess where team India for test matches is headed right now - vacation, and a well deserved one at that. At least they don't have to play test cricket and make a mockery of their talent. Nor do they have to sweat it out on tailor-made pitches only to disgrace themselves. For the thinking Coach it is a good break for his thoughts too. Nothing personal Mr. Chappell, but your ideas have resulted in

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Steve Nash won the NBA MVP race last year. Sigh.If he wins it again, and going by the "experts" he seems a lock, I swear I am going to file a motion in the court of David Stern.The bottom line is, Steve Nash shouldn't win the Maurice Podoloff trophy this year. And let me assure you, he wasn't the most deserving candidate last year either.Look. Basketball is a simple game. Score and stop. Find

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AFP via Yahoo News reports,Scientists at an IBM research center in Silicon Valley have created a magnetism-manipulating tool suited to building molecular computers, the company revealed. Click here for the full report.Now for the grain of salt. Don't go WOW. The news is fascinating by itself - a real technological breakthrough but extrapolating the ramifications to atomic size computers is a bit

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My friend Jon thinks the way I stated the safe sex puzzle, might be downright offensive to 83% of the british population. Now I don't care what 83% of that tiny island think about me or my post, but the conversation did encourage me to look for a version socially acceptable at all levels. A valuable clue from him vaguely mentioning some sort of gloves and handprint problem got me googling.After

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This problem is about safe sex and condoms that you may or may not have heard before. If you are able to find the solution(s) buy yourself a beer, otherwise try it on your other half (as a joke stupid). Let me assure you that there is indeed a (perhaps more) legitimate solution that works fine. My soft side whispers that I am doing a social service. I strongly expect the solutions to be helpful

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Scott Aaronson asks a simple question,"Why don't vaginas have retractable teeth?" I am not sure how many of you have ever thought about it. Certainly I never did. Scott however comes up with a cool motivation, "Think about it. If vaginas had teeth, rape would be difficult if not impossible. Females would have much greater control over which males could impregnate them. Wouldn't a biting vagina be

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Bill Simmons ponders,"The days of Vito Corleone smacking Johnny Fontaine across the face and telling him to act like a man are long gone. This is the way men are supposed to act now. We're supposed to be sensitive. We're supposed to wear our hearts on our sleeves. We're supposed to remain open-minded to everyone and everything." His Blame Clint! is highly recommended for readers of all genre.

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Less than two weeks into sort-of-dedicated blogging, I feel like hitting the deadly blogger's block. It was sooner than expected. My numbers won't knock you off the chair - 2 weeks, 5 major posts and that's all it took. Frankly it sucks. Me too. Somewhat irrelevantly, why is it called blogger's block and not blogger's blues? Latest: Efforts to google myself out of the hole failed as well.

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Obviously I was bored. For one..waking up in a Sunday morning is real pain...and take into account the Swiss Mocha I bought last evening sucked and you probably get the picture. Not surprisingly I was just hanging out incoherently...mumbling and bumbling when I came across this cool site.Now every month I plan to make a magazine version (!!!) of my blog with selected posts from that month. If

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Team India .. uh-oh were you playing Santa Claus in Mumbai (perhaps a bit too early)? In that case, well done. Thank you very much.The Guardian reports:"You know things are going your way when 'c Panesar b Udal' appears on the scorecard," says Dan Jones. "A collector's item if ever I saw one." A story for grandchildren.The outcome was so fantastic it left everyone in a state of utter disbelief

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Everyone going nuts. Including me. The blog world buzzing again. The media armed with shields, napkins and tissues (in case a certain tear drop or two rolls out) came out with travel guides on virtues, conscience and perspectives. To Boo or not to Boo.I don't think anyone would have cared if Dada (may his cricket soul rest in peace) got boo-ed. Virtually every ground boo boo-ed him one time or

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What if my CV ain't funny and freaky? Does my future look blacky and bleaky?Yes they sayYou gotta payFor not catching up with the world today.I took my CV and shred to piecesWhy I feel my heart goes recessNow days are busyLife not easyI wash the clothes and do the dishes.I don't have a CV, I don't have a jobBut I keep a towel to wear on topTo do the dishesAnd hang the fishesUpside down in my

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Make no mistake, V for Vendetta is a dangerous ride through the corridoors of our worst nightmare, yet laced with hope for humanity and the core values we all stand for.One of the most anticipated movies of recent times, V for Vendetta is an engrossing entertainment and raises a question or two for viewers looking for more than just popcorn value.As I set myself to watch the latest flick from the

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I was talking to my buddy Jon the other day. He happens to be British and wraps the game of cricket around the grandfather coat he wears from time to time. He has other typical British qualities as well and since this post is not about Jon or those British qualities he so admirably carries around with a bit of nonchalance, let me just say he is an extremely likable chap. Couple of months ago,

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When I started this blog around two months ago, like any other blogger, I hoped to maintain some degree prolificacy in my ramblings. Unfortnately it never happened for one reason or the other. Indeed my last post before I reincarnated myself as Second Vibe was dated January 13. Pretty disappointing. Here is a note to self: a rambling a day.

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Check out this getting-the-point-across conversation between Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Simmons.

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Staying true to my reputation, I found the blog newsmericks in a rather convoluted way; to cut a long story short it suffices to say that I just happened to stumble across and instantly loved the idea and the blog itself.Newsmericks is a must visit for anyone who enjoys both news and limericks. In fact I was so impressed, I even motivated myself to write a couple of nonsense and send them as

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