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 Punter’s Head?

‘Every captain sooner or later reaches the end of his tether’ — Peter Roebuck
Another Ashes defeat looms large over Australia and more importantly Ricky Ponting. He seems to have lost his focus, his game, his mates and is certain to lose his captaincy after the series. The distinguish player is heading for his third Ashes defeat as captain.
‘Urn absolute disgrace’
Ponting started the Ashes series with a score of 10 and 51 in Brisbane which ended in a draw. In Adelaide, the Australian skipper managed a duck and 9 runs which the hosts lost by an innings and 71 runs. Though Australia came back strongly in Perth to register a 267-run win, Ponting got 12 in the first innings and 1 in the second essay.
The Boxing Day Test has been another trouble-filled game for Ponting. It started with him losing the toss; then the team was bowled out for 98 and if that was not enough, Ricky was fined 40 per cent of his match fee by ICC for a prolonged argument with Aleem Dar over a disputed referral. [An aside: here's Alan Tyers' hilarious take on the argument]
And yes, he has further infuriated his predecessor with a score of 10 and 20 in Melbourne – which Australia are in danger of losing it big time.
What now for the beleaguered Ricky Ponting?
As the host team continued its struggle in the fourth Ashes Test against England, Australians called out loud for a confused and clueless Ponting’s head.
The joke’s on Ricky’s boys
My mailbox is filled with all kind of stories varying from; ‘Pressure on Ponting to rescue Australia’, ‘Big decisions to come on Ponting’s future’, ‘Calls for Ponting’s head after Ashes blast’, among many others.
No one left to clean up the mess as Australia crumbles
It’s not only my mailbox which is at the receiving end. Among all Ponting-haters there are ex-Australian players breathing furiously down his neck.

Former player Ian Chappell blasted Ricky and said that the skipper should have been suspended over the ugly on-field argument with umpire. “When I was playing it was quite clear in the laws you could discuss a point of law but you weren’t allowed to argue a point of judgment. And it’s not like it’s the first time he (Ponting) has done it,” Ian added.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor said players should draw a line with umpires. “The decision came from upstairs. There’s no point arguing with the umpires. They’re just relaying the message,” Taylor said.
“He took the matter too far. It is not right for any captain, let alone an international leader, to challenge a decision so publicly and persistently,” Peter Roebuck wrote.

This link taken from : http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/12/28/wanted-punters-head/

Christmas Sweets

10 Christmas Sweets Recipes

“‘Tis the season to be jolly…”
And why not? The Christmas season is a time to indulge in the most decadent, slurpy, chewy, and yummy homemade sweets and snacks. In our country, we have a wonderful tradition to make homemade specialties and gift them to relatives, friends, and neighbours on Christmas day.
But if you don’t know how to make these Christmas treats, fret no more! My dear friend Lisabelle Gonsalves wrote this recipe piece which I am sharing with you. Make sure you try these out and let me know how they turned out.

This link taken from :http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/12/22/10-christmas-sweets-recipes

Salman v/s Katrina

Salman v/s Katrina - Wasn't it avoidable?

 

Joginder Tuteja, Glamsham Editorial
Salman's READY is all set to clash with Katrina Kaif's ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA at the box office. This recent development had shocked the industry as one had never expected this 'once in love' couple to be fighting it out commercially.Says an industry observer, "One knew that READY was progressing well towards completion but there was never a hint thrown around its release plans. On the other hand the release date of ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA was announced weeks ago and it was always going to be 27th May. However, with Salman bringing his READY on the same date, it is nothing short of a major clash."
While ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA is touted to be a fun youthful film with a cast comprising of Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin, READY is a family entertainer where Asin is Salman's co-star.

An interview with Katrina Kaif

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Katrina Kaif is on Cloud 9 these days. First, she got a Barbie crafted to her likeness, and then an item number-Sheila Ki Jawaani-in Tees Maar Khan, that has replaced Munni on the charts. The actor tells our correspondent that the film is going to be a complete entertainer.

Aishwarya's worst ramp look?

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   Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Longines brand ambassador, walked the ramp during the launch of the DolceVita collection in New Delhi on December 14, 2010. Longines DolceVita collection is priced between 94,500 Indian rupees to 2,58,000 Indian rupees. This is ARB's 10th year as ambassador for the luxury watch brand.

 

Sachin's ODI 200 in 'Time' magazine's top 10 sports moments

Certain sports milestones seem simply unreachable: In cricket, it's the one-day double-hundred: no man had ever produced 200 runs for his team during a one-day international match," 'The Time' said.

"In February, however, India's Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest run scorer of all-time, hit the magic milestone against a powerful South African squad.

"Tendulkar smacked three "sixes" - the cricket equivalent of a home run - during his epic performance, and the build up to 200 was exhilarating.

"When he reached 199, the home crowd in Gwalior waved Indian flags, and roared, knowing they were about to witness history. The diminutive Tendulkar, dubbed "The Little Master," slapped a single past the South African fielders. The world's 1.5 billion cricket fans had a moment they'd never forget," it said.

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Tourist’s Video Camera Captures Varanasi Blast

Tourist’s Video Camera Captures Varanasi Blast
By Vox Purpli - YahooINEditors – December 8th, 2010
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A bomb killed a two-year-old girl at Varanasi on Wednesday, and this is the second time terrorists have targeted the holiest of Hindu pilgrim centres. Swastika was to celebrate her second birthday in 10 days.

A tourist has captured Wednesday’s blast on his video camera. An aarti was in progress when the bomb went off.

What is romance for a woman?

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True Romance
By Kalki Koechlin Wednesday 1 December 2010 10:45 AM IST
As women, we are constantly spoon-fed ideas of what romance ought to be. We buy into candlelight dinners, red roses, dark chocolates, opening doors, sunsets from a quiet rooftop and Valentine's Day. Equally, men are often trained or pressured into performing these expected tasks to qualify as romantics. read more
As women, we are constantly spoon-fed ideas of what romance ought to be. We buy into candlelight dinners, red roses, dark chocolates, opening doors, sunsets from a quiet rooftop and Valentine's Day. Equally, men are often trained or pressured into performing these expected tasks to qualify as romantics.

I'm old-fashioned, I like chivalry, I like attention and I like being spoilt. But any man who thinks this is all it takes to woo a woman, be warned. This comes with an expiry date.

When a relationship is new, women enjoy these little gestures and there is absolutely nothing wrong with unconditional chivalry. But a few years into the relationship, she might actually find a romantic dinner in a swish restaurant sipping champagne, making small talk and wearing a tight, uncomfortable dress whilst a huge market profits from her emotional expectations not really that romantic. At the risk of sounding like a middle-aged feminist cynic, I think roses and candles are the nursery school of romantics.

What is romance for a woman? It is when your loved one is able to keep the "spark" lit even as the years go by. We live in a world where almost every man has been conditioned into looking at a woman from the outside, to judge her appearance, and her "lady-like" behaviour, so it's only natural that we women want to be seen from the inside. A woman wants the freedom to express her darkest feelings and the most unconventional thoughts.

What men often do not realise is that women can also have days when they want to physically break something, pick their noses, eat a gigantic steak or roam around the house in a torn T-shirt. We have days when we use bad language in frustration, when we are insensitive to men's needs, when we need to be left alone.

The importance of romance for a woman is to feel just as accepted, just as loved when she is behaving unconventionally. This romance requires a little more perception and depth than chivalry because it means men taking a step back when we are angry. Sometimes romance is as simple as a man staying by our side when the whole world sits in judgment. Other times, romance means physically letting us leave and sort out problems by ourselves. To do this, a man requires immense self-control because he needs to let go of that instinctive male tendency to protect, provide and possess his woman. He needs to let go of that male ego we women keep complaining about.

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Is yoga Hindu? Campaign ignites fresh debate in US

Is yoga Hindu? Campaign ignites fresh debate in US
By Vox Purpli - YahooINEditors – November 29th, 2010
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Americans, including those of Indian origin, are debating whether yoga, practised by about 15 million in that country, is Hindu.

The Times of India reports:

… (A) group of Indian-Americans has ignited a surprisingly fierce debate in the gentle world of yoga by mounting a campaign to acquaint Westerners with the faith that it says underlies every single yoga style followed in gyms, ashrams and spas: Hinduism.The campaign, labeled “Take Back Yoga,” does not ask yoga devotees to become Hindu, or instructors to teach more about Hinduism. The small but increasingly influential group behind it, the Hindu American Foundation, suggests only that people become more aware of yoga’s debt to the faith’s ancient traditions.

That suggestion, modest though it may seem, has drawn a flurry of strong reactions from figures far apart on the religious spectrum. Dr Deepak Chopra, the New Age writer, has dismissed the campaign as a jumble of faulty history and Hindu nationalism. R Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has said he agrees that yoga is Hindu — and cited that as evidence that the practice imperiled the souls of Christians who engage in it.

Earlier, California-based yoga practitioner Bikram Choudhary’s attempts to patent yoga were met with outrage. In India, Swami Ramdev urged the government to counter Choudhary’s action. He was quoted as saying: “Yoga can’t be owned and run like a company. Since there are attempts to patent this tradition (of yoga) in America, the Centre and yoga organisations should take measures to prevent it.”

The Telegraph reported that India subsequently moved to patent hundreds of postures, and protect the country’s traditional knowledge from ‘theft’ by practitioners in the US.