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• NZ Dislodge India from No.1 ... the Rain Method of Duckworth Lewis

  

  At Hamilton today, Newzealand made 271 for 7 (Williamson 77, Taylor 57) in 42 overs – chasing India made 277 for 9 (Kohli 78, Dhoni 56, Southee 4-72) in 41.3... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 GOLF, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• the See-through Salp That Stunned NZ Fisherman

  

  Had earlier posted about aquarium fish and a special one at that…. Pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae known to most... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Recalling 'Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu' - Akkineni Nageswara Rao Passes Away

  It is not out the know of things that I write this post… more to do with some memory… I hear this song ‘Badharagiri Ramayya …’ often….. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 SOCIETY

• 2nd ODI at Hamilton............ and When Gundappa Vishwanath Captained

  

  In the bench you have Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron and Ishwar Pandey ~ theoretically none posing a serious challenge to the man who has played 71 matches taking 10... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Milne Out; Pak Great Win at Sharjah ~ Maharashtra into Finals

  In the first one dayer Adam Milne bowled fast and threatened to blow the Indians away… now comes the news that he is out of the rest of the series due to... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Presenting Our Jan 2014 Issue of Bliss - Voice of SYMA

  Dear (s)Bliss, the monthly newsletter of Srinivas Youngmens’ Association [SYMA] is here. Click here to download the Jan 14 issue : Bliss Jan 2014Bliss Jan 2014... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Olivia Munn.... Double Plaits .. and Horse..

  

  An attractive photo at that…. How old are you and that determines what exactly you saw … or got attracted to !!photo courtesy : dailymail co ukLisa Olivia Munn ... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SOCIETY

• Falling Tree - Who Should Remove... ? Leylandii... the Legal Entangle

  

  In India, there is the Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy, which is a named perils policy…. ‘fire’ is an insured peril …. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Raids, Protests and More at Delhi ~ AAP's Governance

  The Shankar directed – Arjun starrer ‘Mudhalvan’ ~ theme of ‘Oru naal Mudhalvan’ (Chief Minister for One day)….was a great hit and was indeed an enjoyable... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Stirring Hornet's Nest.. India Loses... What is WASP ?

  

  ‘stir up a hornet's nest’ : - figuratively means ‘to create lot of trouble’…. It is akin to disturbing a beehive – making bees fly helter-skelter, attack those... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Srirangam Temple Elephant 'Andal' Tearful Parting Away of Mahout Sridharan

  

  திருவரங்கம் பெரிய கோவிலும் - சயனித்து இருக்கும் பெரிய பெருமாள் ஆன அரங்கநாதனும் நமக்கு எல்லா நலன்களையும் தர வல்லர்கள். கங்கையினும் கூட புனிதமாக கருதப்படுவது... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 SOCIETY

• India Vs NZ - 1st One Dayer at Mclean Park, Napier - Some History

  

  For Cricket lovers, from today on, there are going to be more matches… at the land of Maori… at the time of posting this at 8.10 am on 19.1.14, NZ are 111 for... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 SPORTS

• What Google Glass Does .... Woman Who Wore It While Driving Acquitted

  

  Speaking on a mobile phone while driving is an offence ~ must be punished for they are imperilling the lives of others ! - the commonest excuse would be – ‘I wa... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Swarovsky.... Crystal Glamour and Q on Padayappa

  

  Swarovski AG is an Austrian producer of luxury cut lead glass ('crystal'), headquartered in Wattens. They make plated jewellry too, which perhaps might adorn... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 SOCIETY

• TN Govt Sanctions 1 Cr for Kabbadi World Cup - Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu

  The story unfolds in a remote village near Palani called Kanakkanpatti with a poor goat-herd, Marimuthu……. ~ an illiterate, with no credentials, he also plays... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Google Doodle Pay Tribute to Our Ancestor -The Gorilla

  

  Not many of us would have been aware of the 'Gorilla Fund International (originally the Digit Fund)’ - a charity for the protection of endangered mountain... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 COMPUTING, SOCIETY

• Tablet Browsing in Senegal - Equinox Cybercafe.

  

  You have travelled by train about a couple of decades ago ~ and are doing it now too…. what is the noticeable difference ? (not of the speed / maintenance / foo... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Fable Repeats Itself.... Tortoise Beats Rabbit Again - in a Skiing Race

  

  In Vijay starrer ‘Sura’ – Vadivelu would pray to Goddess and would proceed with much fanfare for the boatrace ….. by the time he reaches the venue, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Humble Rahul...... Did Thatcher Have Any Role in Operation Blue Star ?

  

  Height of humility… time and again Rahul falters….. now Rahul Gandhi has, perhaps unwittingly come close to comparing Modi to Aurangzeb. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 SOCIETY

• Who is a Night Watchman .... and the Tale of Jason Gillespie

  

  Gillespie - photo courtesy : cricinfo.comConnect : Jason Gillespie, Mark Boucher, Tony Mann, Syed Kirmani, Nasim ul Ghani…. (and why Jason Gillespie should... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 SOCIETY