“5 Reasons to NOT have Golden Pig Babies” plus 7 more |
- 5 Reasons to NOT have Golden Pig Babies
- Time Top 100 – Infosys’ Great Explainer – Nandan Nikekani
- Pakistan team announced for South Africa Series, Misbah Ul Haq in
- Olympic Champ Gary Hall, Jr to wear Speedo at Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games
- Durga Puja, This Year Starts From October 8
- China Open 2010, Live Streaming, Highlights: Djokovic enters quarter-finals
- Schools Tackle Sexual Harassment Education
- Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Live, Streaming, Highlights
| 5 Reasons to NOT have Golden Pig Babies Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:48 PM PDT
The Year of the Pig will start later this month in China- Feb. 18th. It is the last year in the Chinese 12 year cycle and is considered a lucky year, a good year to have babies. Not only do the Chinese have a 12 year cycle, but there is also a 5 year cycle – gold, wood, water, fire and earth. This coming year will be the Golden Pig year. Couples married last year and have been diligently practicing, I assume, with the express purpose of having kids this year…making them golden piggies (gives new meaning to the phrase making bacon)….round and plump – fullness and excellence. Companies are gearing up for this golden baby boom as well. But… 1. What about the burden on the hospitals that will come this year? 2. What about 3, 4 and 5 years down the road when all these little market goers try to get into kindergarten and many get turned away? 3. What about when all these little porkers compete to get into the best elementary, middle and secondary schools? 4. What about when all these little piggies start fighting to get into college? 5. And, of course, what about when it comes time for them to take a turn at finding a job to make their own bacon? Will they all think they were born in a lucky year then? |
| Time Top 100 – Infosys’ Great Explainer – Nandan Nikekani Posted: 07 Oct 2010 08:46 AM PDT
Infosys is to Microsoft as Wipro is to IBM as Tata Consulting is to Sun Microsystems. Nandan must have written that sentence for Time magazine. It is not clear to me. Nandan is Bangalore’s Bill Gates, except you can understand him when he speaks….so they say. My experience with some (emphasis on some) Indians is that you canNOT understand them. But, India understands Nandan as does the Global economy. India used to be synonymous with the Taj Mahal (been there – it’s beautiful), snake charmers (I had a rattler thrust into my hands on a sidewalk outside the presidential palace) and poverty ( I saw whole villages – bathing, washing clothes and playing in a lake in the countryside of Magla Pradesh, outside of Damoh city). Now when we hear India we think – call centers, software engineers, smart, very smart and feng shui. You canNOT sell a house to Indians from the south unless the door is to the east or west or upside down or something. India is making a difference in the world and there is still more to come. Nandan is the man who can explain to us just what to expect according to Time. |
| Pakistan team announced for South Africa Series, Misbah Ul Haq in Posted: 07 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT
Pakistan have announced a 15-man squad to take on South Africa in two T20s and 5 ODIs this month in the UAE, but surprisingly has not named a captain yet. |
| Olympic Champ Gary Hall, Jr to wear Speedo at Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:44 AM PDT
Gary Hall, Sr was a three-time Olympian, 1968, 1972 and 1976. After that he built the Phoenix Swim Club where his son, now 'old' for a swimmer got his start. Gary Hall, Jr has already represented the United States in three Olympics, 1996, 2000 and 2004 and hopes to make it a fourth…the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. If he does make the team, he will be wearing a Speedo. The swimwear company announced a deal that will let Hall just swim as he prepares to make the team, which will be decided at the Olympic trials. First up, Gary Hall, Jr will compete for the US in the 50 free and the 4×100 free relay at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29 in Rio Dejaneiro, Brazil. Speedo will know soon enough if they have a swimmer to represent them at the Beijing Games. What sport will you be watching at the Beijing Games? I am heading for the Cube.
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| Durga Puja, This Year Starts From October 8 Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:58 AM PDT
Durga Puja that is going to start from tomorrow marks the beginning of the Navratri festival. The festival lasts for nine days and nights and hence known as Navratri, which literally means nine nights.
Devotess of Goddess Durga fast for nine days and pray for the wellbeing of near and dear ones. Durga denotes intelligence, mercy and beauty. It is stated in the Hindu mythology that Goddess Durga killed the buffalo-headed demon, Mahishasura on this day. Durga is also worshipped for 'Shakti' (power), that includes wealth, auspiciousness, prosperity, knowledge (both sacred and secular), and other potent powers. Durga Puja is performed twice a year. The one performed in September –October (Aswayuja) is called as Navratri. 'Garba', a dance form is synonym with this festival. After performing the evening 'Aarti', people start playing garba. This year, Navratri festival or Durga Puja is starting from tomorrow that is October 8, 2010, Friday. |
| China Open 2010, Live Streaming, Highlights: Djokovic enters quarter-finals Posted: 07 Oct 2010 01:21 AM PDT
You can watch the live streaming of the China Open 2010 here. You can also follow the scores and the results of the China Open on that site. Fourth seeded Nicholay Davydenko also entered the quarter-final with a 7-5, 7-5 win over his opponent Marin Cilic. Second-seeded Andy Murray will take on Albert Montanes in the pre-quarter-finals while third seeded Robin Soderling faces Nicolas Almagro for a place in the quarter-finals. |
| Schools Tackle Sexual Harassment Education Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT |
| Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Live, Streaming, Highlights Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:37 AM PDT
You can watch the second ODI between New Zealand and Bangladesh live on Neo Sports on October 8. You can also watch the highlights of the second ODI between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Neo Sports on October 9. Live Scorecard and Streaming of Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd ODI It is difficult to pin-point the exact cause of the defeat, but the New Zealand batting was definitely responsible for the manner in which they collapsed against Bangladesh. Barring Brendon McCullum none of the others really got a move on and McCullum's dismissal was the cause for the collapse. Due credit must be given to the Bangladeshi bowlers for the manner in which they came back, but it was Shakib al Hasan who stole the show for the side. His four wicket haul pushed New Zealand into the corner and in the end, there was not much that the visitors could do. Mashrafe Mortaza is out of the series and Shakib will now lead the side as well. The second Bangladesh v New Zealand ODI begins at 8.30 am IST |
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